Talk:Battle, East Sussex
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[edit] Town vs Village
To be a town it must have a Town Charter, but I can find nothing either confirming or denying this, so I'll leave it be. Personally, I'm not sure that quantity of tea shops and knick knack stores that Battle offers really counts as a "range of amenities", and is no better than other nearby villages, eg Robertsbridge. nick 14:11, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Administration
Because Battle is not an autonomous town or city with no local government of its own, I found it prudent to add that Battle is located in the local government district of Rother, to give people some idea of the administration of the town. --Criticalthinker 08:31, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Tunnels
"Battle was a refuge in World War I, and tunnels still exist, leading from various fields and cellars to Battle Abbey itself. However, they are deemed unsafe and are now closed."
Whilst it is popular myth that there are tunnels leading between cellars of pubs and old houses to the Abbey (amongst the rumoured are the Almonry, the King's Head and the now-closed 1066), there's no documented evidence of this. Does anyone have any - and if not, is it worth removing this line or at least changing the wording to "it is rumoured that tunnels exist, leading..."? --81.174.134.119 (talk) 11:34, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
[edit] Name of the town
I've read that the town's name was changed to Battle (for obvious reasons), and that it had been called Senlac prior to that. Is this true? My understanding is that the Abbey was built on Senlac Hill, and then the town grew up around it-- but was that town originally called Senlac, and if so, when was the name changed? I have ancestors born in "Battle, Sussex," but when I see that birthplace name applied to the ones who were born before 1066, it raises these questions I've posed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Foxfirebrand (talk • contribs) 01:38, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
- The name Senlac originates from after the battle, its meaning is "Blood Lake" referring to the battle. See Senlac Hill for a more detailed etymology. Putney Bridge (talk) 11:12, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
