The abbey was built on the site of the Battle of Hastings and dedicated to St Martin of Tours. It is a Scheduled Monument. History · Foundation · Later history · Present day

Battle Abbey was a memorial to William's great victory – but it was also an act of penance. Find out how this great abbey owes its origins to the Battle of ...

Battle, East Sussex. Battle in East Sussex is the site of the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and Battle Abbey built by William…

Battle Abbey was built between 1070 and 1094, and the high altar is believed to have been placed on the spot where Harold fell. Today, the Abbey ruins and the ...

Battle Abbey takes its name from the town and was founded to commemorate the bloody battle that saw William the Conqueror assume control of England in 1066. The ...

Battle was established because of the abbey – the first townspeople were the craftsmen and labourers who helped remove the hill, build the abbey and support ...

HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTS: The abbey was built on the site of the pivotal Battle of Hastings, and contains the traditional location of King Harold's death.

In 1071, to atone for the blood shed at the Battle of Hastings, the victorious William the Conqueror founded an abbey on the spot where he had defeated King ...

The Abbey, situated on sloping land on the site of the battlefield where William of Normandy defeated King Harold in 1066, had a standard Benedictine layout.