Hastings

Hastings, a popular holiday and health resort in Sussex; occupies a fine situation on the coast, with lofty cliffs behind, 33 m. E. of Brighton; has a splendid esplanade 3 m. long, parks, public gardens, &c., and ruins of a castle.

Population (circa 1900) given as 61,000.

Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)