Towton

Towton
Towton  Towton shown within North Yorkshire
Population	226 [1]
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
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places UK England Yorkshire

Coordinates: 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 A162 road through Towton

References

1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 16 August 2015.
2. Gravett, Christopher (2003). Towton 1461—England's Bloodiest Battle. Campaign 120. Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 1-84176-513-9.