The second location listed in the Burghal Hidage is westwards of Rye at Hastings. By this Act Burnbank was absorbed into Hamilton - ending its own burghal aspirations. Alfred's burghal system was revolutionary in its strategic conception and potentially expensive in its execution. The Burghal Hidage lists the town as 1,600 hides, the third largest in the realm. The "Burghal Hidage" lists the construction of the "Eorpenburnam" fort, possibly Castle Toll.