Athelney

English

Etymology

From Old English Æþelinga īeġ (“noble island”).

Proper noun

Athelney

1. 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.

References

• Ordnance Survey