Battle Abbey

Battle Abbey
	Battle Abbey – Gate House
	Location within East Sussex
Monastery information
Established	1094
Disestablished	1538
Dedicated to	St Martin of Tours
Consecrated	1094
People
Founder(s)	William I of England
Architecture
Heritage designation	Scheduled monument
Designated date	11 July 1928
Site
Location	Battle, East Sussex
Country	England

Battle Abbey is a partially ruined Benedictine abbey in Battle, East Sussex, England. The abbey was built on the site of the Battle of Hastings and dedicated to St Martin of Tours. It is a Scheduled Monument.^[1]

The Grade I listed site is now operated by English Heritage as 1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield, which includes the abbey buildings and ruins, a visitor centre with a film and exhibition about the battle, audio tours of the battlefield site, and the monks' gatehouse with recovered artefacts. The visitor centre includes a children's discovery room and a café, and there is an outdoor-themed playground.

^ Arnold, Howard, Tyers (2016). "Battle Abbey, Battle, East Sussex: Tree-Ring Analysis of Oak Timbers from the Gatehouse, Dorter and Reredorter. Historic England Research Report 58/2016". research.historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[:0-1] Arnold, Howard, Tyers (2016). "Battle Abbey, Battle, East Sussex: Tree-Ring Analysis of Oak Timbers from the Gatehouse, Dorter and Reredorter. Historic England Research Report 58/2016". research.historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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