Battle
Battle is a town and civil parish in the city government district of Rother in East Sussex, England. It lies 50 miles (80 km) south-east of London, 30 miles (50 kilometres) eastern of Brighton and 20 miles (30 km) east of Lewes. Hastings is to the south-east as well as Bexhill-on-Sea to the south. Battle remains in the assigned High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, as well as is a visitor location as well as commuter town for clerical employees in the City of London. The parish population was 6,048 according to the 2001 census, enhancing to 6,673 with the 2011 Census. Battle is the site of the Battle of Hastings, where William, Duke of Normandy, beat King Harold II to become William I in 1066.