Athelney
Athelney is a village located between the villages of Burrowbridge and East Lyng in Somerset, England. The name is believed to be derived from the Old English æþeling meaning "prince" + -ey meaning "isle".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Athelney, Somerset” and “Isle of Athelney”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Bartholomew’s Church, Lyng and St Gregory’s Church.
St Bartholomew’s Church, Lyng
Church
Photo: Barbara Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Bartholomew at East Lyng in the parish of Lyng, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
St Gregory’s Church
Church
Photo: Andy Fish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Gregory Stoke St Gregory, is a Church of England parish church in Somerset, England. Its parish is part of the Athelney Benefice, along with the parishes of St Michael, Burrowbridge, St Bartholomew, Lyng and SS Peter and Paul, North Curry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stoke St Gregory and North Curry.
Stoke St Gregory
Village
Photo: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoke St Gregory is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, about 7 miles east of Taunton. The village is on a low ridge of land between the River Tone to the north and West Sedgemoor to the south.
North Curry
Village
Photo: Celiakozlowski, CC BY 3.0.
North Curry is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, 5 miles east of Taunton. The parish, which includes several hamlets, had a population of 1,640 in 2011. North Curry is situated 3 miles southwest of Athelney.
Othery
Village
The parish and village of Othery, established in 1515, sits on a detached extension of Sowy island on the Somerset Levels. It is 7 miles east of Bridgwater and 4 miles north-west of Langport. Othery is situated 3 miles northeast of Athelney.
Athelney
- Categories: village, hillfort, and locality
- Location: Burrowbridge, Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.05579° or 51° 3′ 21″ northLongitude
-2.934° or 2° 56′ 2″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
9C3V3348+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 29423424OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Athelney” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Athelney”
- Chinese: “阿瑟尔尼”
- Chinese: “阿瑟爾尼”
- Dutch: “Athelney”
- Esperanto: “Athelney”
- French: “Athelney”
- Irish: “Athelney”
- Latin: “Adelingea”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Æðelinga íeg”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Æðelinga īeg”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Æðelinga īeȝ”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Æðelinga īg”
- Polish: “Athelney”
- Polish: “Athenley”
- Spanish: “Athelney”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as East Lyng and Woodhill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Athelney Hill and Lyng Village Hall.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Athelney”. Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.