In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Battle like this:
Battle, par. and market town with ry. sta., E. Sussex, 6 miles NW. of Hastings and 56 miles SE. of London, 8253 ac., pop. 3319; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Thursday. Has extensive gunpowder manufactories. The battle of Hastings, won by William the Conqueror in 1066, was fought on the heath between Battle and Hastings; the abbey founded by him has disappeared, but there are the interesting ruins of another subsequently erected on the same spot. In vicinity is Battle Abbey, seat of the Duke of Cleveland.
Battle through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Battle has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Rother. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Battle and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Battle, in Rother and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/555
Date accessed: 24th May 2013
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