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Town in England
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Battle is a small town in the county of East Sussex, England, about 5 miles (8 km) inland from Hastings and is the aptly-named site of the Battle of Hastings, fought between Harold, King of England and William (the Conqueror), Duke of Normandy in 1066. The association with the famous battle, and the abbey built on its site, attract thousands of visitors each year.
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At the southern end of the High Street, now maintained by English Heritage, the Abbey was established after 1070 on the site of the Battle of Hastings in 1066, the Pope having decreed that the Norman conquerors should do practical penance for the deaths inflicted in their conquest of England. William the Conqueror initiated the building, but it was only completed and consecrated in 1094 in the reign of his son William II (Rufus). The abbey is in an incomplete, partly ruined state, having been dissolved during the Reformation, then re-used as a private home. Visitors can stand on the reputed site where Harold was slain on 14 October 1066.
Battle Museum
Restaurant in Battle
3-star grade II listed hotel with en-suite rooms and views of Battle Abbey.
17th-century coaching inn with rooms to let (B&B-style). Pub & restaurant.
18th-century listed country house 3-star hotel in 150 acres of parkland, woods and lakes.
Camping near Battle in a gorgeous 600-acre-woodland.
Trains from London Charing Cross run twice an hour via several south London stations and Tunbridge Wells, taking 90 min to Battle and continuing to St Leonards and Hastings.
Read in the guideBus 304 / 305 runs hourly from Hastings via St Leonards and takes 30 min to Battle station and abbey. It continues to Robertsbridge and Hawkhurst.
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