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Towton Field , North Yorkshire, N England, near Tadcaster. It was the scene (1461) of a bloody and decisive battle in which the forces of Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians. See Roses, Wars of the .

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Towton N. Yorks. Touetun 1086 (DB). ‘Farmstead or village of a man called Tófi’. OScand. pers. name + tūn.

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	North Yorkshire Drink & Drug Drive Campaign - Batley West Yorkshire Man stopped at Towton, Tadcaster, fast-tracked to court in Selby. Newspaper article from: Beverley Guardian (Driffield, England); 12/4/2009
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$Pontefract & Castleford Express (Castleford, England)$	Soldiers march on village. Newspaper article from: Pontefract & Castleford Express (Castleford, England); 9/5/2007; 401 words ; ...Saturday. The exciting annual event saw Towton Battlefield Society's dramatic re-enactment of the battle of Towton in 1461, and also included falconry...Matterson offically opened the fair on fields just off Claypit Lane in the village...
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