History of Hastings in Sussex

Place:

Hastings Sussex

Names from historical writing:

The following appear as names for Hastings. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name	Author	Source
HASTINGS	John Bartholomew	Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
HASTINGS	John Marius Wilson	Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).

NB: These variant names come from our collections of historical travel writing and descriptive gazetteers:

The above links take you to the first reference to this particular version of the name within a book of travel writing, or to the relevant gazetteer entry.
Some names may derive from research by antiquarian writers such as William Camden and Thomas Pennant into the Roman, Saxon and medieval names of places. Their claims are not always supported by modern place-name researchers.
References by travel writers to the place using its "normal" name are not included. Descriptive gazetteer entries are included only if the name does not appear anywhere else.

Names for administrative units:

These names were used for units associated with Hastings. Click on the links for details of the units and their names:

Name	Unit Type	Source
21UD	District/Unitary Authority	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ALL SAINTS	Parish-level Unit (CP/AP)	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
ALL SAINTS	Registration sub-District	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
BLACKLANDS	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 503.
BLACKLANDS	Parish-level Unit (CP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 503.
CINQUE PORT OF HASTINGS	Ancient District (CnqPt)	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
E371031	Local Government District (MB/CB)
HALTON IN HASTINGS	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS	1841 Occupation reporting area	1841 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Occupation Abstract'.
	Ancient District (Borough)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 693.
	Ancient District (CnqPt)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 635.
	Archdeaconry	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 777.
	Constituency (BCon/PBCon)	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
	District/Unitary Authority	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
	Division of Ancient County (Rape)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 692.
	Local Government District (RD)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 697.
	Local Government District (MB/CB)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 693.
	Parish-level Unit (CP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 511.
	Poor Law Union/Reg. District (RegD/PLU)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 695.
	Rural Deanery	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 777.
	Rural Deanery	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 777.
	Sanitary District (RSD)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 696.
	Sanitary District (USD)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 696.
	Urban Labour Market	Great Britain Historical GIS Project
HASTINGS ALL SAINTS	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ALL SAINTS	Parish-level Unit (CP/AP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ALL SOULS CLIVE VALE	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 511.
HASTINGS AND RYE	Constituency (CCon)	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
HASTINGS CHRIST CHURCH	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 511.
HASTINGS EMMANUEL	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS EMMANUEL AND ST MARY IN THE CASTLE	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS HOLY TRINITY	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS HOLY TRINITY	Parish-level Unit (ExP/CP/AP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS I	Rural Deanery	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 777.
HASTINGS II	Rural Deanery	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 777.
HASTINGS ST ANDREW	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP/EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST ANDREW	Parish-level Unit (AP/CP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST CLEMENT	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST CLEMENT	Parish-level Unit (CP/AP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST CLEMENT HALTON	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST HELENS	Parish-level Unit (CP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 503.
HASTINGS ST MARGARET	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST MARGARET	Parish-level Unit (CP/AP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST MARY BULVERHITHE	Parish-level Unit (Ch/CP)	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
HASTINGS ST MARY BULVERHYTHE	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP/EExP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST MARY BULVERHYTHE	Parish-level Unit (Ch/CP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST MARY IN THE CASTLE	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST MARY IN THE CASTLE	Parish-level Unit (CP/AP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST MARY MAGDALEN	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST MARY MAGDALEN	Parish-level Unit (CP/AP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST MATTHEW	Parish-level Unit (CP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST MICHAEL	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST MICHAEL	Parish-level Unit (AP/CP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST MICHAEL ON THE ROCK	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST MICHAEL ON THE ROCK	Parish-level Unit (AP/CP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST PAUL	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST PETER	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HOLY TRINITY	Parish-level Unit (ExP/CP/AP)	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
PRIORY	Parish-level Unit (ExP/CP/AP)	1841 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST ANDREW	Parish-level Unit (AP/CP)	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
ST CLEMENT	Parish-level Unit (CP/AP)	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
ST CLEMENTS	Parish-level Unit (CP/AP)	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST HELENS	Parish-level Unit (CP)	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
ST LEONARDS ON SEA CHRIST CHURCH	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 511.
ST MARY BULVERHITHE	Parish-level Unit (Ch/CP)	1861 Census of England and Wales, Table 1, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1851 and 1861, in Districts, Sub-districts, Parishes and Places'.
ST MARY IN THE CASTLE	Parish-level Unit (CP/AP)	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
ST MARY IN THE CASTLE	Registration sub-District	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ST MARY MAGDALEN	Parish-level Unit (CP/AP)	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
ST MARY MAGDALEN	Registration sub-District	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
ST MARYS IN THE CASTLE	Parish-level Unit (CP/AP)	1821 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST MATTHEW	Parish-level Unit (CP)	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
ST MICHAEL ON THE ROCK	Parish-level Unit (AP/CP)	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
THE PRIORY	Parish-level Unit (ExP/CP/AP)	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

NB: These are all the names of all the administrative units which we have associated with Hastings, and you must judge whether all or even any of them are variant names for the place. They may well include the names of other locations or areas:

For cities, the associated administrative units will usually include parishes, especially ecclesiastical parishes, one of whose names is the name of the city followed by a saint's dedication, with just the saint's name as another variant. Parish names will sometimes also include "places" within towns.
Districts usually contain more than one settlement, and some districts had their names changed to take the name of a completely different settlement. As we link each administrative unit to just one of our "places", usually the last place the unit was named after, in these cases the name for a completely different place will appear on this page.
Similarly, a unit may sometimes be named after a particular settlement it contains and sometimes to indicate its location within a higher level unit. This was very common among British parliamentary constituencies in rural areas, one name referring to their main town and another indicating that they were in, say, the southern part of the relevant county.

Every name listed here is linked to the particular historical source in which it appears, but we cannot claim that these are all the historical names of Hastings, or that our references are to the first usage of the names. Similarly, we have tried to ensure that names included here are not transcription errors by ourselves, but it is possible they are the result of errors made when the historical sources were printed, or the result of visiting authors or census officials mis-hearing local names.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hastings in Sussex | Place names, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/373/names

Date accessed: 05th November 2024