Athelney, Somerset

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Athelney is a hamlet in Somerset

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.

Athelney in historic gazetteers

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.

Athelney in the Domesday Book

A village in North Petherton hundred, in the county of Somerset.

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