▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁human ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Has ling den . ▁Th ir teen ▁St ones ▁Hill ▁is ▁situated ▁ 2 km ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁probably ▁dates ▁from ▁about ▁ 3 0 0 0 BC . ▁There ▁is ▁now ▁just ▁one ▁stone ▁visible . ▁▁ ▁Part ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Has ling den , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁towns ▁of ▁Raw ten st all ▁and ▁beyond ▁that ▁Bac up ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Forest ▁of ▁Ross end ale , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Forest ▁of ▁Black burn shire . ▁The ▁Forest ▁was ▁a ▁hunting ▁park ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 3 th ▁and ▁ 1 4 th ▁centuries ; ▁' For est ' ▁referred ▁to ▁it ▁being ▁park land ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁heavily ▁wood ed , ▁as ▁the ▁forest ▁decl ined ▁much ▁earlier , ▁during ▁the ▁Ne ol ith ic ▁period . ▁The ▁Forest ▁of ▁Ross end ale ▁contained ▁eleven ▁vac car ies ▁( cow - p ast ures ) ▁and ▁was ▁poor ly ▁populated , ▁with ▁Has ling den ▁being ▁the ▁only ▁town ▁of ▁significance ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁church . ▁ ▁Has ling den ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁held ▁mark ets ▁during ▁the ▁six teenth ▁century , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁reference ▁in ▁a ▁Court ▁Roll ▁of ▁ 1 5 5 5 ▁where ▁it ▁records ▁a ▁John ▁Rad cl iffe ▁being ▁f ined ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁' for est aller ▁of ▁the ▁l ords ▁market ▁of ▁Has ly ng den '. ▁There ▁are ▁later ▁references ▁to ▁mark ets ▁and ▁fair