The Battle of Hastings happened outside Hastings to the west in a battlefield which today, is a normal field.
It happened about 6km from Hastings at the time.
It was a battle between the Normans and the Anglo-Saxons. William the Conqueror ( Gion in French) led the Normans. Harold led the Anglo-Saxons. After all the Normans defeated the Anglo-Saxons.