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a Abbey in the town of Battle, in the county of East Sussex

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About Battle Abbey

The Abbey Ruins -
The pope ordered William the Conqueror to build an abbey in penance for the great loss of life. The abbey was completed at the end of the 11th century. The high alter of the abbey is supposedly positioned exactly where king Harold fell with an arrow in his eye.
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Recommended towns near Battle Abbey

Battle in the county of East Sussex (0.7 miles, 1.2 km)
Battle is a unique town in the county of Sussex built on the very site where William the Conqueror defeated king Harold of England and his Saxon army in 'The Battle of Hastings' in 1066.
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Bexhill in the county of East Sussex (4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction S)
The old town of Bexhill-on-Sea is of immense charm, it has wide streets, gracious building including black and white timber frame...
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St Leonards in the county of East Sussex (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction SE)
Attractive Sussex seaside resort now joined to Hastings, but initially began as an independent resort laid out by the architect James Burton in 1828.
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Brede in the county of East Sussex (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction E)
The delightful village stands on the southern slopes of the Brede River. It is but a short distance from the town of Battle, famous for the Battle of Hastings.
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Hastings in the county of East Sussex (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction SE)
Hastings is an old fishing town along the southern coast of England. It offers all the traditional amusements of the seaside but retains much of the character of its colourful past.
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Herstmonceux in the county of East Sussex (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction W)
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Burwash in the county of East Sussex (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NW)
It is from his home in this very English village that Rudyard Kipling penned the wise and wonderful words of his poem 'If'.
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Pevensey in the county of East Sussex (8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction SW)
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Ticehurst in the county of East Sussex (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction N)
For a village worthy of a picture postcard, Ticehurst would be hard to beat. It is all enchanting white weatherboarded cottages hidden beneath russet tiles interspersed around a pleasant square with a church.
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Winchelsea in the county of East Sussex (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction E)
This is a pretty, busy little town tucked along a ridge overlooking Pett Level.
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Nearby travel help

Battle Station	(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)
Crowhurst Station	(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction SE)
Lydd Airport	(20.8 miles, 33.4 km, direction E)
M20 Junction 9	(24.5 miles, 39.4 km, direction NE)
M20 Junction 10	(24.7 miles, 39.8 km, direction NE)
London Gatwick Airport	(33.0 miles, 53.1 km, direction NW)
Battle Abbey to London	(49.0 miles, 78.8 km, direction NW)

Accommodation & Hotels near Battle Abbey

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Powdermills Hotel	(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
Abbey Hotel	(0.7 miles, 1.2 km)
The George Hotel	(0.8 miles, 1.2 km)
Leeford Place Hotel	(2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction NE)
Sedlescombe Golf Hotel	(3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction E)
The Brickwall Hotel	(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction NE)
The York Hotel	(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction S)
Highland Inn	(5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction SE)
Best Western Royal Victoria Hotel	(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SE)
Le Chateau Japonais	(5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction SE)
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