Battle (East Sussex)
| Battle | ||||
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 Battle Abbey |
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| Basic data | ||||
| status | Town and Civil Parish | |||
| surface | 31.8 km² | |||
| population | 6673 (as of 2011) | |||
| Ceremony county | East Sussex | |||
| District | Rother District | |||
| Constituency | Bexhill and Battle | |||
| Website: www.battletowncouncil.gov.uk | ||||
Battle ( English for battle ) is a small town ( town ) and a civil parish with around 6700 inhabitants in the Rother District in the county of East Sussex , England , about 8 km from Hastings . Neighboring cities are Hastings in the southeast and Bexhill-on-Sea in the south. The city was built on the spot where William, Duke of Normandy , defeated the English King Harald II in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings .
The abbey
The abbey was founded in 1095 in memory of the legendary battle. The high altar of the abbey church is said to stand at the point where King Harald fell in battle. The high entrance gate of the abbey dominates the southern end of the town's main street. Comparatively little has been preserved of the rest of the abbey. The few remaining rooms in the west wing have been used by the Battle Abbey School since shortly after the First World War. The abbey has been known as the "Battle Abbey" for centuries. Like the abbey church, it was dedicated to St. Martin.
The town
The city developed around the abbey over the centuries. While it is mainly considered a tourist focal point today, in earlier years it was known for its high quality black powder industry. The best customers were the naval shipyards in Chatham and Portsmouth , which needed cannonballs and gunpowder. Wood from the surrounding dense forests was also used for shipbuilding.
Gunpowder industry
The first powder factory was established in Battle in 1676 when John Hammond was given permission to build a factory on property owned by the abbey. Another factory was on Powdermill Lane. The building was later converted into a hotel. Daniel Defoe described in 1722 that while the city didn't have much to offer, it would make the best gunpowder in Europe. The Duke of Cleveland revoked the license from the powder factories in 1847 after several accidents, for example, in 1798, 15 tons of gunpowder were forgotten in an oven and exploded.
Politics and administration
The Battle City Council consists of 17 elected councilors who meet on the third Tuesday of each month. The council is responsible for street lighting, allotment gardens and local recreation areas. They also send a voting member to Rother District and East Sussex County Councils. In the British general election, Battle belongs to the constituency of Bexhill and Battle and has been represented by Conservative Gregory Baker since May 2005. In the European elections, Battle belongs to the electoral district of South East England, which has 10 seats in the European Parliament.
More Attractions
Telham Hill is about 1.5 km southeast of Senlac Hill. From Telham Hill, William I saw the first time on October 14, 1066, the English army that had formed on Senlac Hill at the Battle of Hastings.
There are three other scientifically interesting sights in the community. Blackhorse Quarry , a site of a variety of paleontologically interesting fossil bones and teeth, e.g. B. Iguanodon and crocodiles .
The Hemingfold Meadow consists of two meadows where rare, protected species can be found.
The Darwell Wood is a protected hornbeam with old oaks.
traffic
Battle is linked to Hastings and London by the A 2100. The city also has a train station located on the Hasting Line. It lies between the towns of Crowhurst and Robertsbridge . This station was formerly called Mountfield Halt and closed in 1969. It was later reopened as Battle Station by the Southeastern Train Company.
Web links
- Official site of Battle (English)
- Private Website to Battle (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz-Josef Sehr : East Sussex Fire Brigade . In: Florian Hessen 4/1989 . Munkelt Verlag, Wiesbaden 1989, p. 31-32 . ISSN 0936-5370 .
- ^ Daniel Defoe : A tour through England and Wales . JM Dent and Sons Ltd, London, 1959.
- ↑ Guy Fawkes ( September 29, 2007 memento in the Internet Archive )
- ^ About Battle Town Council . Battle Town Council. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
- ↑ Natural England - SSSI (Blackhorse Quarry) . English Nature. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
- ↑ Natural England - SSSI (Hemingfold Meadow) . English Nature. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
- ↑ Natural England - SSSI (Darwell Wood) . English Nature. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ' N , 0 ° 29' E