Battle

Battle

Battle (spr. bättl), Stadt in der engl. Grafschaft Ost-Sussex, 11 km nordwestlich von Hastings, mit (1901) 2996 Einw. und den Ruinen einer prächtigen Abtei, die Wilhelm der Eroberer 1095 auf der Stelle, wo Harald 1066 fiel, gründete. In der Pfarrkirch: (im normännisch-frühenglischen Übergangsstil) schönes Grabmal von Sir Anthony Browne, der die Abtei 1538 zum Geschenk erhielt und erweiterte.


http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.

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