Title:

King

Military Rank:

General

First Name:

Charles

Last Name:

Stuart

Memorial Type:

Memorial - Plaque

Does the monument still exist?

Yes

Installation Date:

4 June 2023

Inscription:

Middleton Cheney
Parish Council

TWO ROYAL VISITATIONS IN 1644

Oral tradition relates that on 28th June King Charles I
rode across the fields from Wardington and rested here
on a stile before joining his army which was moving
from Edgcote to Grimsbury.
The following day he won the Battle of Cropredy Bridge
and on 1st July passed here leading his victorious army
through the village en route to Deddington.

Allegiance:

Royalist

Condition:

Very Good

Condition Description:

Newly installed in 2023