| Rape of Hastings | |
|---|---|
 Hastings Castle, once the administrative centre of the Rape | |
 The Rape of Hastings shown within Sussex | |
| Area | |
| • 1821 | 154,069 acres (623.50 km2) |
| • 1831 | 154,069 acres (623.50 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1821 | 44,311 |
| • 1831 | 50,239 |
| Density | |
| • 1821 | 0.29 inhabitants per acre (72/km2) |
| • 1831 | 0.33 inhabitants per acre (82/km2) |
| History | |
| • Created | By 11th century |
| • Succeeded by | Sussex (eastern division) |
| Status | Rape (county subdivision) |
| • HQ | Hastings |
 Arms of the Rape and town of Hastings | |
| Subdivisions | |
| • Type | Hundreds |
| • Units | Baldstrow, Battle, Bexhill, Foxearle, Gostrow, Guestling, Hawkesborough, Henhurst, Netherfield, Ninfield, Shoyswell, Staple |
The Rape of Hastings (also known as Hastings Rape) is one of the rapes, the traditional sub-divisions unique to the historic county of Sussex in England.
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