The battle Abbey – a ruined Abbey in the town of battle, near Hastings, in Sussex, UK. It is built on the site of the famous battle of Hastings ("battle", "battle").

In 1070 Pope Alexander II was imposed on the Normans penance for the fact that they killed so many people during the conquest of Britain. William the Conqueror vowed to build an Abbey on the site of the battle, and the Church, whose altar was located on the very spot where he was killed king Harold. Wilhelm began construction, dedicating the Abbey of St. Martin (known as "the Apostle of the Gauls"), but died before the completion of the work. By order of William the Abbey of St. Martin was removed from the Episcopal subordination and similar Canterbury Abbey. During the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII the Abbey was closed, but the monks and the Abbot received a pension, and the Abbey was partially destroyed, partially ceded to private owners. For a long time it was owned by the family of the baronets of Webserv. In 1976 the battle Abbey was sold to the state.

From the Abbey Church remained only the outlines of the buildings on the land, but some other buildings of the XIII – XVI centuries are preserved. Now there is a private school, and tourists are only allowed in the Hall of the Abbot in the summer holidays. In the place where there was a Church altar, now installed a plaque, and nearby is a statue of king Harold.

Tourists are attracted not only by the ruins of the Abbey, but also the reconstruction of the battle of Hastings, which is held every year. In the production involved both professional actors and Amateurs of historical reconstructions from all over the world. In 2006 to look at the battle now is 25 000 spectators.

The name of the Abbey is associated the so-called "roll of battle Abbey" - now lost the list of the companions of William the Conqueror who had accompanied him to Britain.