Alongside the Battlefields Trust and the Battle of Winwick Society, Warrington North MP Charlotte Nichols recently visited the battle site to learn more about the history and future preservation of the site.
The Battle of Winwick was the final battle in the Second English Civil War. The forces of the English Parliament were led by Oliver Cromwell defeated a Scottish Army that had invaded England with the aim of putting Charles I back on his throne. The site of the battle is located in the fields just to the north of the village of Winwick.
Charlotte said: “Thank you to Paul and Richard from the Battlefields Trust and the Battle of Winwick Society for taking me out for a really interesting tour of the battlefield, to discuss how we can preserve this vital piece of our local history for future generations and give more people the opportunity to learn about it!
“We got absolutely soaked through but, as Richard pointed out, it made the tour even more historically accurate as that was very much how the weather conditions had been when the battle took place back in August 1648.’
Paul Wright, North West Region Chair for the Battlefields Trust and Chair of the Battle of Winwick Society said: “We were delighted to have Charlotte come along to visit the battlefield with us. And mightily impressed that she was happy to brave the inclement weather. It demonstrated to us that she has a very real interest in this nationally important registered battlefield, a battlefield that really ought to be better known.
Alongside preserving the site for future generations to learn and enjoy, the Battlefields Trust and the Battle of Winwick Society working in partnership with others, would like to add features for commemorative and educational purposes. These include information boards at certain points on the battlefield, and a monument.
Sadly the site was blighted recently by illegal fly-tipping.
