The Abbot’s Cottage

The Abbot’s Cottage is a memorial in Battle, Rother District, England. The Abbot’s Cottage is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Lake Field, as well as near the pub Ye Olde Chequers Inn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Battle Abbey and Senlac Hill.

Battle Abbey

Museum

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Battle Abbey is a partially ruined Benedictine abbey in Battle, East Sussex, England. The abbey was built on the site of the Battle of Hastings and dedicated to St Martin of Tours. Battle Abbey is situated 890 feet west of The Abbot’s Cottage.

Senlac Hill

Peak

Photo: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Senlac Hill or Senlac Ridge is generally accepted as the location in which Harold Godwinson deployed his army for the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066.

Ye Olde Chequers Inn

Pub

Photo: Terry Head, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ye Olde Chequers Inn is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sedlescombe and Vinehall Street.

Sedlescombe

Village

Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sedlescombe is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. The village is on the B2244 road, about 6 miles north of Hastings. Sedlescombe is situated 2½ miles northeast of The Abbot’s Cottage.

Vinehall Street

Hamlet

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Vinehall Street, is a linear settlement in the civil parishes of Mountfield and Whatlington, and the Rother district of East Sussex, England. Vinehall School is situated in Vinehill Street. Vinehall Street is situated 3 miles north of The Abbot’s Cottage.

Netherfield

Village

Netherfield is a village in the civil parish of Battle, in the Rother district, in the county of East Sussex, England. In the 1870-1872 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, Netherfield was described as a hamlet and chapelry with a population of 500. Netherfield is situated 3 miles northwest of The Abbot’s Cottage.

The Abbot’s Cottage

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “At the suppression of the Monastery of Battle Abbey A.D. 1538 John Hammond the Abbot retired to this house. Here he lived for eight years until his death when he was buried by his own wish in ‘The Yle Callyd Saynt Kateryne Yle’ in the Parish Church.”
Category: historic site
Location: Battle, Rother District, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.91454° or 50° 54′ 52″ north

Longitude

0.48977° or 0° 29′ 23″ east

Open location code

9F22WF7Q+RW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11199336484

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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