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Battle of Edgehill Site – Woodland Path in the Cotswolds loop from Hornton

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Battle of Edgehill Site – Woodland Path in the Cotswolds loop from Hornton

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Battle of Edgehill Site – Woodland Path in the Cotswolds loop from Hornton

03:43

13.7km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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The Cotswolds National Landscape

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6.45 km

Battle of Edgehill Site

Highlight • Historical Site

The Battle of Edgehill (or Edge Hill) was a pitched battle of the First English Civil War. It was fought near Edge Hill and Kineton in southern Warwickshire on Sunday, 23 October 1642.
All attempts at constitutional compromise between King Charles and Parliament broke down early in 1642. Both the King and Parliament raised large armies to gain their way by force of arms. In October, at his temporary base near Shrewsbury, the King decided to march to London in order to force a decisive confrontation with Parliament's main army, commanded by the Earl of Essex.
Late on 22 October, both armies unexpectedly found the enemy to be close by. The next day, the Royalist army descended from Edge Hill to force battle. After the Parliamentarian artillery opened a cannonade, the Royalists attacked. Both armies consisted mostly of inexperienced and sometimes ill-equipped troops. Many men from both sides fled or fell out to loot enemy baggage, and neither army was able to gain a decisive advantage.

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7.62 km

Woodland Path in the Cotswolds

Highlight • Forest

Beautiful scenery and well maintained path parts may be slippery in wet weather

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7.65 km

Overgrown Path Along the Escarpment, The Cotswolds National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

The path is difficult to see on this section of the walk. It is definitely there and hasn't been obliterated by plants and weeds growing on or through it. However, the foliage on either side of the path has grown over it. Extra care needs to be taken as the path is also very narrow where it runs along the edge of the escarpment and it's difficult to identify the edge. One false step and it would be a steep and dangerous tumble down the hill.

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9.60 km

Waterloo Obelisk at Radway Grange

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Waterloo Obelisk, situated to the north of Edge Hill Tower, was erected in 1854 to commemorate Fiennes Miller's gallantry at the battle of Waterloo. It's located in a picturesque spot next to a pond and overlooking the beautiful surrounding countryside of Warwickshire, so pause for a moment and enjoy the views.

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9.97 km

Jacob's Ladder Stone Steps to Edge Hill

Highlight • Trail

Jacobs Ladder is a flight of stone steps up to Edge Hill. Great views across Warwickshire from the top.

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10.9 km

Rose & Crown Pub, The Cotswolds

Highlight • Settlement

Traditional English pub in a really nice village. Quite a few good walking and bike riding routes nearby, which makes this a good place to use as a base. There is another pub nearby called the Castle in Edgehill which has amazing views. Definitely worth visiting to see the sunset.

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11.8 km

Small Stream Crossing

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Small stream crossing. There hadn’t been much recent rain when we were there so it was fairly easy to cross but perhaps different in winter.

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13.7 km

Church of St John the Baptist, Hornton

Highlight • Religious Site

The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of Saint John the Baptist are the nave and the arcade of the north aisle, both of which were built late in the 12th century. They are in the transitional style between Norman and Early English. In the 13th century the nave and north aisle were extended westwards by the addition of a fourth bay. In the 14th century a clerestory and a two-bay south aisle were added to the nave and most of the doors and windows were remodelled. Also in the 14th century the interior was decorated with wall paintings including a Pietà, a Saint George and a Doom. The bell tower was built around 1400 and the present Perpendicular Gothic east window of the chancel was added in the 15th century. Many of the wall paintings were painted over with limewash after the English Civil War.

The tower has a ring of five bells, all cast by Henry III Bagley of Chacombe in 1741. They are currently unringable because the fourth bell is cracked.

St. John's is now one of eight ecclesiastical parishes in the Ironstone Benefice.

Non-conformist groups in Hornton included Baptists in the 17th century and Quakers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Hornton had a Primitive Methodist congregation by 1836, which had built its own chapel by 1842. Hornton's present Methodist church was built in 1884.

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13.7 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.85 km

3.10 km

1.73 km

1.55 km

1.34 km

108 m

Surfaces

6.48 km

2.04 km

1.65 km

1.52 km

1.43 km

564 m

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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Monday 24 August

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Battle of Edgehill Site – Woodland Path in the Cotswolds loop from Hornton

Battle of Edgehill Site

Woodland Path in the Cotswolds

Overgrown Path Along the Escarpment, The Cotswolds National Landscape

Waterloo Obelisk at Radway Grange

Jacob's Ladder Stone Steps to Edge Hill

Rose & Crown Pub, The Cotswolds

Small Stream Crossing

Church of St John the Baptist, Hornton

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