Battle, East Sussex
Battle, East Sussex ranks 16,248th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Roxas City, Mary, Turkmenistan, and Mariánské Lázně. Memorable people born in Battle, East Sussex include Eliza Acton. Memorable people who died in Battle, East Sussex include Gyrth Godwinson. Battle, East Sussex has been the birth place of many writers and the death place of many noblemen. Battle, East Sussex is located in United Kingdom.
Battle is a town and civil parish in the district of Rother in East Sussex, England. It lies 50 miles (80 km) south-east of London, 27 miles (43 km) east of Brighton and 20 miles (32 km) east of Lewes. Hastings is to the south-east and Bexhill-on-Sea to the south. Battle is in the designated High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The parish population was 6,673 according to the 2011 Census and 6,800 in the 2021 census. Battle contains the site of, and is named after, the Battle of Hastings, where William, Duke of Normandy, defeated King Harold II to become William I of England in 1066. For some 250 years after 1066, official documents referred to the town as (Latin) Bellum or (French) Bataille. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1799, Battle, East Sussex was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Eliza Acton. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Battle, East Sussex including Gyrth Godwinson.
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Most individuals born in present day Battle, East Sussex were writers (1), while most who died were noblemen (1).
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Throughout history writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Battle, East Sussex, including Eliza Acton.
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Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Battle, East Sussex since 1700.
