An MP has visited the site of a historic battle.
Charlotte Nichols MP joined the Battlefields Trust and the Battle of Winwick Society to learn about the Battle of Winwick and its future preservation.
The Battle of Winwick was the final battle in the Second English Civil War, where Oliver Cromwell’s forces defeated a Scottish army aiming to restore Charles I to the throne.
The battle site is located in fields north of the village of Winwick.
Charlotte Nichols said: “Thank you to Paul and Richard from the Battlefields Trust and the Battle of Winwick Society for taking me out this morning 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.”
The Battlefields Trust and the Battle of Winwick Society, in partnership with others, aim to preserve the site for future generations and add features for commemorative and educational purposes.
These include information boards at certain points on the battlefield and a monument.
