Hastings. The actual battle took place about 10 km nw of Hastings.
Will you believe Hastings?
Well, at first there was a battle near York against the Danish. then the British army went south and fought the main battle of 1066 against the French near the town of Hastings.
on Senlac Hill near Hastings
The battle of hastings got its name because it was near a place called Hastings (about 10km from it) and it was in a place called battle, which didnt get its name until after the battle.
As the category says, The 1066 Battle of Hastings took place just outside Hastings at a place now known as Battle. It was chosen by the English as the battleground because of its multiple natural defenses.
Hastings
Will you believe Hastings?
The Battle of Hastings took place in the countryside near a town called Hastings, in East Sussex.
Well, at first there was a battle near York against the Danish. then the British army went south and fought the main battle of 1066 against the French near the town of Hastings.
Hastings is of course close , as with Dover and eastbourne
The Battle of Hastings Took place on on Senlac Hill, near Hastings.
It was about six miles from Hastings at Senlac Hill.
On a hill near Hastings
on Senlac Hill near Hastings
The site of the Battle of Hastings is at Battle (where on the spot where Harold allegedly fell, there is an Abbey, dedicated by Wiliiam), a small town a few miles NW of Hastings itself.
The battle of hastings got its name because it was near a place called Hastings (about 10km from it) and it was in a place called battle, which didnt get its name until after the battle.
As the category says, The 1066 Battle of Hastings took place just outside Hastings at a place now known as Battle. It was chosen by the English as the battleground because of its multiple natural defenses.