Towton

Towton
Towton
	Towton Location within North Yorkshire
Population	226
OS grid reference	SE485395
Civil parish	Towton;
District	Selby;
Shire county	North Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TADCASTER
Postcode district	LS24
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°51′00″N 1°15′49″W / 53.849925°N 1.2634889°W

Towton /ˈtaʊtən/ is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England.

The village is best known for the Battle of Towton, fought on Palm Sunday, 29 March 1461, during the Wars of the Roses. It was at this battle that Sir David Ap Mathew saved the life of Edward IV. Once King, Edward granted Sir David Ap Mathew permission to use 'Towton' on the Mathew family crest.^[2]

The battle has been described as "probably the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil."^[3]

References

^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Gravett, Christopher (2003). Towton 1461—England's Bloodiest Battle. Campaign. Vol. 120. Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 1-84176-513-9. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
^ Gravett 2003, p. 7.

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[1] "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] Gravett, Christopher (2003). Towton 1461—England's Bloodiest Battle. Campaign. Vol. 120. Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 1-84176-513-9. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

[FOOTNOTEGravett20037-3] Gravett 2003, p. 7.

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