Population 226 Civil parish Towton Shire county North Yorkshire | OS grid reference SE485395 District Selby | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
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.
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