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During the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, Hastings flourished as an influential Cinque Port. In 1287 its harbour creek was silted up by the same storm which washed away nearby Winchelsea, forcing the settlement to be temporarily abandoned. These days, Hastings is a curious mixture of traditional seaside resort, arty retreat popular with painters (there's even a street and quarter named Bohemia) and unpretentious fishing port. William, Duke of Normandy, landed at Pevensey Bay a few miles west of town and made Hastings his base, but his forces met Harold's army - exhausted after quelling a Nordic invasion near York - at Battle , six miles northwest of Hastings. Battle today boasts a magnificent abbey built by William in thanks for his victory, which makes for a good afternoon's excursion from Hastings.
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