The Battle of Hastings didn't actually take place in Hastings ... On the morning of October 14, 1066, 7,000 Saxons faced a roughly equal number of Norman invaders on a ridge in East Sussex. Although ...

We just didn’t fancy going abroad and figured that as East Sussex is so easy to get to from ... Our first trip was to Battle – the name of the town where the battle of Hastings took place.

We identify previously unknown 18th and 19 th century sources that locate the battle near Old Heathfield in East Sussex, 10 miles north-west of Battle Abbey, on land once known as Heathfield Down ...

But the early 18th-century writer did get one thing wrong when, in 1722, he described Battle in East Sussex as ‘remarkable for little now’. Clearly, he thought the tide had gone out on this ...

This "bustling" and "characterful" seaside town in Sussex has been highlighted by Rough Guides as one of the best in the UK.

Sussex is not just the land, it is also the sea, and there is an eternal struggle between the two. Neither quite wins, neither quite loses. As the sun went down on Battle, the seagulls were still ...

The 40ft-high tree came crashing down last week in a field near Uckham Lane, Battle, East Sussex. The site is just a mile away from Senlac Hill - the generally accepted location for the Battle ...

Rother District Council is seeking a design team for a £58 million housing scheme on the edge of Battle, East Sussex The team selected for the estimated £58,000 contract will complete a ...

Police tape can be seen wrapped around bollards in Old Ladies Court in Battle, while pieces of debris ... The nature of the incident is currently unclear. Sussex Police have been approached ...

Police are continuing to search an area of woodland in Battle, East Sussex, in an attempt to find the body of a man murdered in 2001. Detectives are not naming the man they are looking for ...

Olivia Post of Battle, East Sussex, said she had picked up the rubbish from ripped open bin bags near her home. But the company issuing the penalty told her council bins were for litter ...