Editing Battle Abbey (section)

===Later history===
The abbey was sold in 1721 by Browne's descendant, Anthony Browne, 6th Viscount Montagu, to [[Sir Thomas Webster, 1st Baronet|Sir Thomas Webster, MP]] and [[Webster baronets|baronet]]. Webster was succeeded by his son, Sir Whistler Webster, 2nd Baronet, who died childless in 1779, being succeeded in the baronetcy by his brother. Battle Abbey remained in the Webster family until 1857, when it was sold to Lord Harry Vane, later Duke of Cleveland. On the death of the Duchess of Cleveland in 1901, the estate was bought back by Sir Augustus Webster, 7th baronet.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/1066-battle-of-hastings-abbey-and-battlefield/history-and-stories/history/ |title=History of Battle Abbey and Battlefield |access-date=9 November 2018 |publisher=English Heritage}}</ref>

Sir Augustus (son of Sir Augustus, 7th baronet) was born in 1864 and succeeded his father as 8th baronet in 1886. Sir Augustus was formerly a captain in the Coldstream Guards. With the death of the 8th baronet in 1923, the baronetage became extinct. The abbot's house was an all-girls boarding school; Canadian troops were stationed there during the Second World War.