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THE EDGEHILL SURVEY

24 July 2004

The Battlefields Trust, working in partnership with the local community, has just begun a major new survey on the battlefield of Edgehill, Warwickshire, the first great battle of the Civil War (23rd October 1642). The project is grant aided by the Local Heritage Initiative, has the cooperation of the landowner (the Ministry of Defence) and the assistance of the County Council and Portable Antiquities Scheme. Over the next two years the Trust will be investigating the history and archaeology of the battle and battlefield.
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