Albion (disambiguation)

Albion is an alternative and archaic name for Great Britain or England. Albion may also refer to:

Places

Australia

*Albion, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane
*Albion Park, New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong
*Albion, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne

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

France

* the plateau d'Albion in the Vaucluse, the former site of French nuclear missile silos, France

Guyana

*Albion, Guyana

United States

*Albion, California, a town in Mendocino County
**Albion Nation, a small region in California known for environmental activism
*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, Washington, a town in Whitman County
*Albion, Dane County, Wisconsin
*Albion, Jackson County, Wisconsin
*Albion, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
*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

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 (wherry), a preserved Norfolk trading wherry
*Albion College, a liberal arts college in Albion, Michigan, USA
*Operation Albion, the German invasion and conquest in 1917 of the Estonian Islands of Saaremaa (Ösel), Hiiumaa (Dagö) and Muhu (Moon)
*Albion Swords
*Albion Motors, a vehicle manufacturer based in Glasgow, Scotland from 1899 to 1980

Literature

*"Albion" (history journal), a historical journal focusing on British history
*Albion (William Blake), a character in the poetry of William Blake
*Perfidious Albion, a phrase meaning "treacherous Britain"
*"Albion’s England", a long historical poem on the history of England published in 1586 by William Warner (poet)
*"Albion: The Origins of the English Imagination", a non-fiction work by Peter Ackroyd
*"Albion's Seed", a historical treatise on the early migrations to America from the British Isles by David Hackett Fischer
*"Albion" (novel series), a trilogy of novels of Arthurian Britain by Patrick McCormack

port

Albion forms part of the name of numerous football and rugby clubs around the British Isles:
*Albion Rovers F.C. (Scotland), based in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
*Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., based on the south coast
*Burton Albion F.C., based in Burton upon Trent
*Plymouth Albion R.F.C., based in Plymouth
*Stirling Albion F.C., based in Stirling
*West Bromwich Albion F.C., based in the West Midlands

Music

*"Down in Albion", the debut album of the Babyshambles
**Albion (song), a single from the album
*Albion Country Band, a former English folk band formed in 1972 by Ashley Hutchings
*Albion, an alias used by Ferry Corsten, electronic music producer/DJ
*"Albion", a musical piece by Jan Van der Roost

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 (Fable), the main continent on which the game "Fable" is played
*"Albion" (game), a PC roleplaying game released in 1995 by Blue Byte Software
*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.

Other

*Albiones, an ancient Celtic tribe from Asturias, Spain.