Hastings

Hastings
A city of England, the name of which has been given to the battle of Oct. 14, 1066, near the English Channel, in which the Normans, invading from across the channel, defeated the Anglo Saxons, thereby winning a victory which lead ultimately to Norman control of all England.

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  • Hastings — Hastings, NE U.S. city in Nebraska Population (2000): 24064 Housing Units (2000): 10333 Land area (2000): 9.827981 sq. miles (25.454354 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.131156 sq. miles (0.339692 sq. km) Total area (2000): 9.959137 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hastings — es una población del sur de Inglaterra en el condado de East Sussex. Cuenta con una población en torno a 84.000 habitantes según el censo del año 2000. Históricamente es famosa por la Batalla de Hastings en 1066 en la que Guillermo I de… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Hastings, FL — U.S. town in Florida Population (2000): 521 Housing Units (2000): 238 Land area (2000): 0.659065 sq. miles (1.706970 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.659065 sq. miles (1.706970 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hastings, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 214 Housing Units (2000): 91 Land area (2000): 0.405893 sq. miles (1.051257 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.405893 sq. miles (1.051257 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hastings, MI — U.S. city in Michigan Population (2000): 7095 Housing Units (2000): 2898 Land area (2000): 5.242596 sq. miles (13.578261 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.021521 sq. miles (0.055739 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.264117 sq. miles (13.634000 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hastings, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 18204 Housing Units (2000): 6758 Land area (2000): 10.123427 sq. miles (26.219554 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.866979 sq. miles (2.245464 sq. km) Total area (2000): 10.990406 sq. miles (28.465018 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hastings, NE — U.S. city in Nebraska Population (2000): 24064 Housing Units (2000): 10333 Land area (2000): 9.827981 sq. miles (25.454354 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.131156 sq. miles (0.339692 sq. km) Total area (2000): 9.959137 sq. miles (25.794046 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hastings, OK — U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 155 Housing Units (2000): 87 Land area (2000): 0.488767 sq. miles (1.265901 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.488767 sq. miles (1.265901 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hastings, PA — U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 1398 Housing Units (2000): 603 Land area (2000): 0.562773 sq. miles (1.457575 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.562773 sq. miles (1.457575 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hastings — O.E. Hæstingas The Hastings; settlement of the family or followers of a man called *Hæsta; lit. Hæsta s People. The Hæstingas were an important tribal group referred to in an 8th cent. Northumbrian chronicle as the gens Hestingorum which seems to …   Etymology dictionary

  • Hastings — Hastings1 [hās′tiŋz] Warren 1732 1818; Eng. statesman: 1st governor general of India (1773 84) Hastings2 [hās′tiŋz] city in East Sussex, SE England, on the English Channel: near the site of the decisive battle (Battle of Hastings, 1066) in the… …   English World dictionary

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