Battle
Battle is a village and also 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 20 miles (30 km) east of Lewes. Hastings is to the south-east as well as Bexhill-on-Sea to the south. Battle is in the designated High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is a tourist location and also commuter town for white collar 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, defeated King Harold II to end up being William I in 1066.