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Battle of Edgehill

1642 battle during the English Civil War
Event battle Q1478525
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Summary

Battle of Edgehill is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,962 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Kingdom of England[3], United Kingdom[4]
  • Location: Edgehill[5]
  • Part of: First English Civil War[6]
  • Commons category: Battle of Edgehill[7]
  • Point in time: October 23, 1642[8]
  • Participant: Roundhead[9], Cavalier[10]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], The New Student's Reference Work[13]
  • Heritage designation: Registered Battlefield[14]
  • Short name: Edgehill[15]

Why It Matters

Battle of Edgehill has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Kingdom of England

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Chalmd · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ga', 'gl', 'it', 'ja', 'n
    Bbc things id → 718ecb84-70d6-49ca-88c8-65793f4e98d1
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 20w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 52.13997, 'lon': -1.48416}
    Point in time → +1642-10-23T00:00:00Z
    Part of → —
    Country → Kingdom of England, United Kingdom
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35115|batch #35115]]: 1642 battle during the English Civil War,"
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