Athelney Hill
Athelney Hill is an archaeological site in Burrowbridge, Taunton Deane District, England. Athelney Hill is situated nearby to the village Stoke St Gregory, as well as near Northmoor Green.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Bartholomew’s Church, Lyng and Burrow Mump.
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 Bartholomew’s Church, Lyng is situated 4,000 feet west of Athelney Hill.
Burrow Mump
Photo: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burrow Mump is a hill and historic site overlooking Southlake Moor in the village of Burrowbridge within the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled monument, with a never completed church on top of the hill a Grade II listed building. Burrow Mump is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Athelney Hill.
King Alfred Public House
Pub
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
King Alfred Public House is situated 1 mile northeast of Athelney Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athelney and Stoke St Gregory.
Athelney
Hamlet
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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".
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.
Northmoor Green
Village
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Northmoor Green is a village in south central Somerset, England, that is more commonly known as Moorland, and sometimes mistakenly called Fordgate even though it is a separate hamlet. Northmoor Green is situated 2 miles north of Athelney Hill.
Athelney Hill
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Burrowbridge, Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.05858° or 51° 3′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.93696° or 2° 56′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C3V3357+C6OpenStreetMap ID
node 576208126OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lyng Village Hall and Stoke St Gregory Baptist Church.
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