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Albion is an alternative and archaic name for Great Britain or England. Albion may also refer to:
[edit] Places
[edit] Australia
[edit] Canada
- Albion Ridge, Alberta
- Albion, British Columbia
- Port Albion, British Columbia
- Albion, Ontario
- Albion Falls, Ontario
- Albion Township, Ontario
- Albion Trailer Court, Ontario
- Mount Albion, Ontario
- Albion, Prince Edward Island
- Albion Cross, Prince Edward Island
- Mount Albion, Prince Edward Island
[edit] France
[edit] Guyana
[edit] United States
- Albion, California, a town in Mendocino County
- Albion, Idaho, a city in Cassia County
- Albion, Illinois, a city in Edwards County
- Albion, Indiana, a town in Noble County
- Albion, Iowa, a city in Marshall County
- Albion, Maine, a town in Kennebec County
- Albion, Michigan, a city in Calhoun County
- Albion, an early name for Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Albion, Nebraska, a city in Boone County
- Albion (village), Orleans County, New York
- Albion (town), Orleans County, New York
- Albion, Oswego County, New York
- Albion, Oklahoma, a town in Pushmataha County
- Albion, Pennsylvania, a borough in Erie County, Pennsylvania
- Albion (Winnsboro, South Carolina), listed on the NRHP in South Carolina
- Albion, Washington, a town in Whitman County
- Albion, Dane County, Wisconsin
- Albion, Jackson County, Wisconsin
- Albion, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
- Albion Township (several)
- New Albion, New York, a town in Cattaraugus County
- Nova Albion, Francis Drake's name for the North American Pacific coast when he landed near San Francisco
[edit] Proper names, institutions, and brands
- Albion (Astronomy), an astronomical instrument constructed by Richard of Wallingford, Abbot of St. Albans, in 1326
- HMS Albion, the name of nine ships of the Royal Navy
- Albion College, a liberal arts college in Albion, Michigan, USA
- Albion Machinery, a brand used by David Brown Ltd. (tractors) for agricultural machinery built by them
- Albion Motors, a vehicle manufacturer based in Glasgow, Scotland from 1899 to 1980
- Operation Albion, the German invasion and conquest in 1917 of the Estonian Islands of Saaremaa (Ösel), Hiiumaa (Dagö) and Muhu (Moon)
- Albion Swords
- Albion (wherry), a preserved Norfolk trading wherry
Albion forms part of the name of numerous football and rugby clubs around the British Isles:
[edit] Literature
[edit] Popular culture, fantasy, computer games
- Alebion, sometimes called "Albion", a son of Poseidon in Greek mythology
- Albion (Gundam), a fictional ship in the Gundam 0083 anime series
- Albion (comics), a six issue comic book limited series by Alan Moore
- Albion (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character and X-Men villain
- Sliding Albion, the name of Britain in a parallel dimension featured in the "Shiftships", story arc on The Authority
- The name of the Otherworld (and a representation of Britain itself) in The Song of Albion series of novels by Stephen Lawhead
- Albion is a location in Destroy All Humans 2. The "city" is located in England.
- Albion (game), a PC roleplaying game released in 1995 by Blue Byte Software
- Albion (Fable), the main continent on which the game Fable is played
- Albion (Warhammer), an island that represents the British Isles in the table-top fantasy wargame Warhammer
- The Kingdom of Albion, an alternate-future version of Britain from the anime series Trinity Blood
- In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics, Albion is the original homeland of the echidnas.
[edit] See also