Hastings (disambiguation)
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Hastings
is a town in the United Kingdom, most famous for the Norman Conquest battle
there in 1066.
Hastings may also refer to:
Hastings
Hastings is a town and borough in the county of East Sussex on the south coast of England. The town is located east of the county town of Lewes and south east of London, and has an estimated population of 86,900....
is a town in the United Kingdom, most famous for the Norman Conquest battle
Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings occurred on 14 October 1066 during the Norman conquest of England, between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army under King Harold II...
there in 1066.
Hastings may also refer to:
Australia
- Hastings, VictoriaHastings, VictoriaHastings is a suburb on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, as a part of the urban enclave on Westernport comprising Hastings, Bittern, Crib Point, Tyabb, and Somerville. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula...
, Australia - Electoral district of HastingsElectoral district of HastingsThe Electoral district of Hastings is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was created prior to the 2002 election due to population increases in Melbourne's outer south east...
, Victoria, Australia
Canada
- Hastings, Annapolis , Nova ScotiaHastings, Annapolis , Nova ScotiaHastings is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County .-References:*...
- Hastings, Cumberland, Nova ScotiaHastings, Cumberland, Nova ScotiaHastings is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Cumberland County .-References:*...
- Port Hastings, Nova ScotiaPort Hastings, Nova ScotiaPort Hastings is a Canadian rural community in Inverness County, Nova Scotia.The community is located at the eastern end of the Canso Causeway on Cape Breton Island.-History:The community was previously known as Plaster Cove....
- Hastings, OntarioHastings, OntarioHastings is an amalgamated village within the municipality of Trent Hills, Northumberland County, in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is on the Trent River, in what is considered to be Ontario's "cottage country"....
, a village - Hastings County, OntarioHastings County, OntarioHastings County is located in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is The Cheese Capital of Canada. Geographically, it is located on the border of Eastern Ontario and Central Ontario. The population was 125,915 in 2001 and grew to 130,474 in the 2006 Canada Census...
- Hastings (electoral district)Hastings (electoral district)Hastings was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...
, in Ontario
United States
- Hastings, FloridaHastings, FloridaHastings is a town and agricultural center in St. Johns County, Florida, United States, southwest of St. Augustine. The population was 521 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 607.-History:...
, a town - Hastings, IndianaHastings, IndianaHastings is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana....
, an unincorporated place - Hastings, IowaHastings, IowaHastings is a city in Mills County, Iowa, United States. The population was 214 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hastings is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, a city - Hastings, MichiganHastings, MichiganHastings is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the county seat of Barry County as well as the county's only city. The population was 7,095 at the 2000 census. The city borders Hastings Charter Township on the north, east, and south, and Rutland Charter Township on the west...
, a city - Hastings Charter Township, MichiganHastings Charter Township, MichiganHastings Charter Township is a charter township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,930 at the 2000 census. The township borders the City of Hastings on the north, east, and south.-Geography:...
- Hastings, MinnesotaHastings, MinnesotaHastings is a city in Dakota counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota, near the confluence of the Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers. The population was 22,172 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dakota County. The bulk of Hastings is in Dakota County; only a small part of the city extends...
, a city, county seat of Dakota County - Hastings, NebraskaHastings, NebraskaHastings is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Nebraska, United States. It is the principal city of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Adams and Clay counties. The population was 24,907 at the 2010 census...
, a city, county seat of Adams County - Hastings, New YorkHastings, New YorkHastings is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 8,803 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Hastings Curtiss, a prominent citizen and member of the State Assembly in 1824....
, a town in Oswego County, New York - Hastings-on-Hudson, New YorkHastings-on-Hudson, New YorkHastings-on-Hudson is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in the southwest part of the town of Greenburgh. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 7,849. It lies on U.S. Route 9, "Broadway" in Hastings...
, a village in Westchester County, New York - Hastings, PennsylvaniaHastings, PennsylvaniaHastings is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,398 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hastings is located at ....
, a borough - Hastings (MBTA station)Hastings (MBTA station)Hastings is a passenger rail station on MBTA Commuter Rail's Fitchburg Line, 13.72 miles from North Station in downtown Boston. Service is limited, with only five inbound trains and six outbound trains on weekdays, and no weekend trains....
, Weston, Massachusetts
Other uses
- Hastings (horse)Hastings (horse)Hastings was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion. Foaled in Versailles, Kentucky, and bred by Dr. J. D. Nest, he was sired by Spendthrift out of the imported Cinderella by Blue Ruin.Originally, Hastings was bought by David Gideon and John Daly at auction as a yearling for $2,800...
- Hastings (name), a surname and given name (and list of people with the name)
- Hastings CollegeHastings CollegeHastings College is a private, undergraduate, four-year, residential liberal arts college in Hastings, Nebraska, USA.- History :The college was founded in 1882 by a group of men and women seeking to establish a Presbyterian college dedicated to high academic and cultural standards...
, a private, liberal arts college in Hastings, Nebraska - Hastings EntertainmentHastings EntertainmentHastings Entertainment is a regional retail chain that sells books, music, movies, and video games. It also rents movies and video games and buys used books, music, movies and video games for resale....
, a Texas-based retailer - Handley Page HastingsHandley Page HastingsThe Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings was a British troop-carrier and freight transport aircraft designed and built by Handley Page Aircraft Company for the Royal Air Force...
, a British troop-carrier and freight transport aircraft
See also
- Battle of HastingsBattle of HastingsThe Battle of Hastings occurred on 14 October 1066 during the Norman conquest of England, between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army under King Harold II...
- Baron HastingsBaron HastingsBaron Hastings is a title that has been created three times. The first creation was in the Peerage of England in 1295, and is still extant. The second creation was in the Peerage of England in 1299, and became extinct on the death of the first holder in c. 1314...
- Marquess of HastingsMarquess of HastingsMarquess of Hastings was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 6 December 1816 for Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Earl of Moira. The Rawdon family descended from Francis Rawdon , of Rawdon, Yorkshire. His son George Rawdon settled in the village of Moira in Downshire, and...
- Operation HastingsOperation HastingsOperation Hastings was an American military operation in the Vietnam War. The operation was a qualified success in that it pushed the North Vietnamese Army forces back across the Demilitarized Zone . As the NVA clearly did not feel constrained by the "demilitarized" nature of the DMZ, US military...
, an American military operation in the Vietnam War - Alief Hastings High SchoolAlief Hastings High SchoolAlief Hastings High School is a secondary school in the Alief neighborhood of Houston, Texas, United States. Originally named Alief Junior-Senior High School, the school's present location opened in 1972....
, Houston, Texas - University of California, Hastings College of the LawUniversity of California, Hastings College of the LawUniversity of California, Hastings College of the Law is a public law school in San Francisco, California, located in the Civic Center neighborhood....
, San Francisco, California