Battle Abbey

Battle Abbey is a partially ruined Benedictine abbey in , England. The abbey was built on the site of the Battle of Hastings and dedicated to St Martin of Tours.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Benedictine abbey in Battle, East Sussex, England, UK
  • Also known as: “1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield”, “Benedictine abbey of St Martin, Battle”, and “St Martin’s Abbey, Battle”
  • Address: High Street, Battle, TN33 0AD
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Senlac Hill and Battle Abbey School.

Peak
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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.

School
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is a private coeducational day and boarding school in the small town of , . The senior school occupies part of the town's ruined abbey complex, and it is from here that the school derives its name. is situated 360 feet southeast of Battle Abbey.

Railway station
Photo: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves the town of , East Sussex. It is 55 miles 46 chains down the line from . is situated 2,200 feet east of Battle Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sedlescombe and Vinehall Street.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of , England. The village is on the B2244 road, about 6 miles north of . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Battle Abbey.

Hamlet
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, is a linear settlement in the civil parishes of and , and the Rother district of , England. is situated in Vinehill Street. is situated 3 miles north of Battle Abbey.

Village
is a village in the civil parish of , in the Rother district, in the county of , England. In the 1870-1872 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, was described as a hamlet and chapelry with a population of 500. is situated 3 miles northwest of Battle Abbey.

Battle Abbey

Latitude
50.91505° or 50° 54′ 54″ north
Longitude
0.486° or 0° 29′ 10″ east
Levels
4
Operator
English Heritage Trust
Named after
Battle of Hastings
Open location code
9F22WF8P+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 271728318
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q810981
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Battle Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير باتل”
  • Catalan: “Abadia de Battle”
  • Catalan: “Battle Abbey”
  • Chinese: “战役修道院”
  • Chinese: “戰役修道院”
  • Dutch: “Battle Abbey”
  • French: “abbaye de Battle”
  • French: “Abbaye de Battle”
  • French: “abbaye de la Bataille”
  • German: “Battle Abbey”
  • German: “Kloster Battle”
  • German: “St. Martin’s Abbey of the Place of Battle”
  • Indonesian: “Biara battle”
  • Indonesian: “Biara Battle”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Battle”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Battle”
  • Japanese: “バトルアビー”
  • Japanese: “バトル修道院”
  • Latin: “Monasterium de Bello”
  • Malay: “Biara Battle”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Battle Abbey”
  • Norwegian: “Battle Abbey”
  • Persian: “صومعه جنگ”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia de Battle”
  • Portuguese: “Battle Abbey”
  • Russian: “Аббатство Баттл”
  • Slovenian: “Opatija Battle”
  • Spanish: “Abadia de Battle”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Battle”
  • Swedish: “Battle Abbey”
  • Turkish: “Battle Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Беттлське абатство”

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