661. Cenwealh of Wessex fights at Posentesburg
Wulfhere of Mercia harries on Ashdown; Cuthred and Cenberht of Wessex killed
Nothing more is known of Cenwealh's fight at Posentesburg, recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, though an identification with Posbury, Devon, has been suggested (EHD, footnote). If this identification is accepted, Wulfhere was perhaps taking advantage of Cenwealh's absence in the southwest to raid Ashdown, which Cenwealh had given to his nephew Cuthred; the Chronicle adds that Cuthred and King Cenberht died in the same year.