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—Pseudo-Aristotle, On the Universe, 393b Pliny the Elder, in the fourth book of his Natural History likewise calls Great Britain Albion. He begins his chapter on the British Isles as follows, after describing the Rhine delta: Ex adverso huius situs Britannia insula clara Graecis nostrisque monimentis inter septentrionem et occidentem iacet, Germaniae, Galliae, Hispaniae, multo maximis ...
Albion is a village in Orleans County, New York, United States. The population was 5,637 as of the 2020 census, down 419 from the 2010 census. The village is centrally located in the county, and is partly within the towns of both Albion and Gaines. It is the county seat of Orleans County and is about 30 miles (48 km) west/northwest of Rochester.
Albion is a city in and the county seat of Edwards County, Illinois, United States. [3] The population was 1,971 at the 2020 census. [ 4 ] The city was named " Albion " after an ancient and poetic reference to the island of Great Britain .
Albion is a census-designated place [6] in Mendocino County, California, United States. [2] It is located 15 miles (24 km) south of Fort Bragg , [ 7 ] at an elevation of 174 feet (53 m). [ 2 ] Albion had a population of 153 at the 2020 census.
Albion is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km (8.7 mi) west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Albion recorded a population of 4,334 at the 2021 census .
Albion was settled in 1790 as Freetown Plantation by Congregational minister Daniel Lovejoy, father of Presbyterian minister Elijah Parish Lovejoy. It was incorporated as the Town of Fairfax on March 9, 1804. It annexed land from Winslow in 1810, and gave up segments of land in 1813, 1816, and 1818 that would eventually become China.
Orleans County is a county in the western part of the U.S. state of New York.As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,343.The county seat is Albion. [1] The county received its name at the insistence of Nehemiah Ingersoll [2] though historians are unsure how the name was selected. [3]
Albion – The Village of Albion, the county seat, is at the junction of NY-31 and NY-98 at the north town line. Albion Correctional Facility – A New York prison for women is west of Albion village on NY Route 31. Bentons Corners – A former location south of Albion village. Eagle Harbor Station – A hamlet west of Albion village.