BATTLE, a market-town in the rape of Hastings and county of Sussex, 56 miles from London. It was the scene of the conflict in 1066 which insured to William the Norman the crown of England. The abbey founded by him forms a most magnificent pile of ruins, and the ancient gatehouse is still in good preservation. The place is now celebrated for its manufactories of the best gunpowder. There is a weekly market on Thursday, and a monthly market on the first Tuesday of each month. The inhabitants amounted in 1801 to 2040, in 1811 to 2531, and in 1821 to 2852.