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Æthelstan (or Athelstan; died 1056) was a medieval Bishop of Hereford.
Æthelstan was consecrated between 1013 and 1016. Before his death, he had been blind for 13 years, and Tremerig was appointed as a suffragan bishop to assist Æthelstan. Tremerig died shortly before Æthelstan did.Mason House of Godwine p. 90 Because of his blindness, the task of helping defend the border against the Welsh fell to the bishops of Worcester.Barlow Edward the Confessor pp. 205–207
Æthelstan died on 10 February 1056.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 217 His death may have been from old age, or it may have been as a consequence of the burning of his cathedral by the Welsh shortly before.Walker Harold p. 80 After his death, he was considered for sainthood.Loyn English Church p. 9 His feast day is 10 February.
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