Battle
Battle is a town and civil parish in the city government area of Rother in East Sussex, England. It lies 50 miles (80 km) south-east of London, 30 miles (50 kilometres) east of Brighton and also 20 miles (30 km) eastern of Lewes. Hastings is to the south-east and Bexhill-on-Sea to the south. Battle is in the marked High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, as well as is a visitor destination and also commuter town for clerical employees in the City of London. The parish population was 6,048 according to the 2001 census, raising 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 end up being William I in 1066.