MenuMaldon Battlefield, Essex
Maldon Battlefield is the site of the Battle of Maldon AD 991, beside the River Blackwater in Essex. Earl Byrhtnoth and his thegns led the English against a Viking invasion. It ended in an Anglo-Saxon defeat. The battle is immortalised in an Old English Poem, "The Battle of Maldon". The site is within the council area of Maldon (Essex).
Place Type: Battlefield
Historic County: Essex
Lat, Long: 51.717531,0.70028886
Grid Reference: TL 8662 0554
Civil Parish: Maldon CP
Council Area: Maldon CA (Essex CA)
Police Area: Essex PA
GBPN ID: 303136
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Maldon_Battlefield,_Essex_303136
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Place Type: Battlefield
Historic County: Essex
Lat, Long: 51.717531,0.70028886
Grid Reference: TL 8662 0554
Civil Parish: Maldon CP
Council Area: Maldon CA (Essex CA)
Police Area: Essex PA
GBPN ID: 303136
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Maldon_Battlefield,_Essex_303136
Peruse Essex on Wikishire