Athelney
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English
Etymology
From Old English Æþelinga īeġ.
Proper noun
Athelney
- A hamlet in Burrowbridge parish and Stoke St Gregory parish, Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district and Taunton Deane district (OS grid ref ST3428).
Usage notes
The area in the Isle of Athelney surrounding King Alfred's Monument is outside the hamlet in Lyng parish, previously in Sedgemoor district.