Battlefields

There are 47 important English battlefields in Historic England's register of historic battlefields.

Search for battlefields on our planning heritage map

The register exists to:

• give sites protection through the planning system
• promote a better understanding of their significance

Registered sites are not always open to the public, and, other than via public rights of way, access depends on local arrangements with owners.

To merit registration, battlefields must be:

• of national significance
• securely established
• still recognisable today

The Battle of Stoke Field, 1487

We have one registered battlefield in the Nottinghamshire district. The Battle of Stoke Field, 1487, is the last Battle of the War of the Roses. The battlefield is close to Newark.

For more information, go to:

• the Battle of Stoke Field – UK Battlefields Resource Centre 
• a self-guided walking tour around the Stoke Field battlefield site – Nottinghamshire County Council