Edington
E520596
Edington is a village in Wiltshire, England, historically notable as the site of King Alfred the Great’s decisive victory over Viking forces in 878 AD.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edington canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
king ⓘ village ⓘ |
| category | Villages in Wiltshire ⓘ |
| combatant |
King Alfred the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking forces ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| date | 878 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Wiltshire Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | parish church ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalAssociation | Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Anglo-Saxon era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCounty | Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of King Alfred the Great’s victory over Viking forces ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Salisbury Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of Edington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| result | decisive West Saxon victory ⓘ |
| timeZone |
British Summer Time
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
| title | King of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.