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Battle of Hastings 1066AD - Z - Analysis of the suggested_sites



For the detailed analysis of each site proposed for the Battle Of Hastings, please click the Site Menu below or scroll down.



Map of proposed sites as at Dec 2025


The map above shows the area with the high tides marked in blue, as you can see the area is a peninsular and the way out on land is via Heathfield or Bodiam. Red villages are those marked as destroyed in Domesday, Yellow are marked as damaged and the Green ones are those marked as undamaged settlements. The Forest of Andredsweald is shown as a green shaded area.


 

The Sites Menu


The pages below show links to documents that analyse each of the proposed sites of the Battle of Hastings in 1066AD.

For the individual pages please click on the links, new documents will be auto populated as and when these are written and we intent to provide a comparison page for each site.

   Document Description    
  Battle of Hastings 1066AD Location ‑ Site 1 ‑ The Hoar Apple Tree   
  Battle of Hastings 1066AD Location ‑ Site 2 ‑ Netherfield   
  Battle of Hastings 1066AD Location ‑ Site 3 ‑ Creep Wood   
 



Local Interest
Just click an image
Fairlight History Group
Old Hastings Preservation Society
Wealden Iron Research Group
Hastings Area Archaeological Research Group
Bexhill Old Town Preservation Society
Learn to Drive with Jo
Rye Museum
Villages in Kent & East Sussex
Hawkhurst Local History Society
Battle Museum of Local History
(Hard to find but worth the Visit)
Wadhurst History Society
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery