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Athelney

Athelney proper noun: 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).

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).

Origin of Athelney

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

Questions about Athelney

What does Athelney mean?
Athelney means 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).
What part of speech is Athelney?
Athelney is a proper noun.

Words near Athelney in the dictionary

  1. athel
  2. atheldom
  3. athelia
  4. atheling
  5. athelings
  6. Athelney
  7. Athelred
  8. athels
  9. Athelstan
  10. Athelstane
  11. athematic

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