English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Hastings

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hastings

Historical Forms

  • Hastingas 790 BCS259 12th Ch t.Wm2 1317
  • Hæstingaceaster 1050 ASC c.1100 Laws c.1100
  • Hæstinga Cnut,Harold1and2 Coins
  • Hestingport EdwConf Coins
  • Hæstingaport 1066 ASC c.1100
  • Hestinga, Hestenga c.1080 BayeuxTapestry
  • Hastinges, Hastynges 1086 DB 12th Battle 1428 FA
  • Hæstinges c.1100 ANG
  • Hasting, Hastyng t.Hy2 Ch 1271 Ch 1232–4 Cl 1308 Ipm 1334 IpmR 1449 VE 1535 MarL 1587
  • Hasteng' 1302 RH
  • Hastyngs 1342 Ipm

Etymology

For this name v. Introd. xxiv and port , ceaster . v. Addenda supra vi.