Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Athelney within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Athelney, place, and sta. on Yeovil Ry., W. Somerset, 5 miles W. of Langport. King Alfred took refuge here in 879, after his defeat by the Danes, on what was formerly an island at the confluence of the Parret and Tone.
A village in North Petherton hundred, in the county of Somerset.