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The area was settled in the Iron Age, as evidenced by excavated objects such as the Battersea Shield placed on display at the British Museum, Camden. The name Battersea was first recorded in 693 ce; in the 11th century it was written as Badrices ege, and it was in Domesday Book 1086 as Patricesy. Historic landmarks include the Dutch-gabled Raven public house 17th century and the Old Battersea House late 17th century, a two-story brick mansion. The parish church of St. Mary originally 11th century was rebuilt in the 18th century, a period in which the Vicarage and Devonshire House also were constructed.