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Battle of Cefn Digoll

Battle of Cefn Digoll was a battle fought in AD 630 at Welshpool, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Gwynedd-Mercian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 630
WhereWelshpool, United Kingdom52.650N, 3.067W
OutcomeGwynedd-Mercian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Gwynedd; Kingdom of MerciaagainstKingdom of Northumbria
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

DateAD 630 (year precision)
PlaceWelshpool, United Kingdom
52.650N, 3.067W
KindBattle, medieval
Territorial changeNorthumbrian domination of Gwynedd ended
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Cadwallon ap Cadfan
  • Penda of Mercia
  • Edwin of Northumbria
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 10 times between AD 630 and 1644.

Elsewhere in AD 630

Battle of Cefn Digoll is one of 203 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870685, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cefn Digoll, revision 1370436622, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.