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Albion is an alternative and archaic name for Britain or England .

Albion was a .''

Alba , the Scottish Gaelic word for Scotland and for the British Isles in Irish Gaelic

Albion may also refer to:

;toponyms

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

the Plateau D'Albion in the Vaucluse , the former site of French nuclear missile silos, France

Albion, Guyana

United States

--- Albion Township, Arkansas , in White County, Arkansas

--- Albion, California , a town in Mendocino County, center of the area known as Albion Nation

--- Albion, Idaho , a city in Cassia County

--- Albion, Illinois , a city in Edwards County

--- Albion, Indiana , a town in Noble County, Indiana

--- Albion Township, Indiana , in Noble County, Indiana

--- Albion, Iowa , a city in Marshall County

--- Albion Township, Butler County, Iowa , in Butler County, Iowa

--- Albion Township, Howard County, Iowa , in Howard County, Iowa

--- Albion Township, Barton County, Kansas , in Barton County, Kansas

--- Albion Township, Reno County, Kansas , in Reno County, Kansas

--- Albion Township, Republic County, Kansas , a township in Republic County, Kansas

--- Albion, Maine , a town located in Kennebec County, Maine

--- Albion Township, Michigan , in Calhoun County

--- Albion, Michigan , a city in Calhoun County, home to Albion College

---''Albion'', an early name for Minneapolis, Minnesota

--- Albion Township, Minnesota , in Wright County

--- Albion, Nebraska , a city in Boone County

--- Albion (village), Orleans County, New York , a village in Orleans County

--- Albion (town), Orleans County, New York , a town in Orleans County

--- Albion, Oswego County, New York , a town in Oswego County

--- Albion Township, North Dakota , in Dickey County, North Dakota

--- 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 , a town in Dane County

--- Albion, Jackson County, Wisconsin , a town in Jackson County

--- Albion, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin , a town in Trempealeau County

--- 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, brands

The Albion is the name of 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

Wherry Albion , 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 till 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

''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 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

Albion (band) was a four piece indie rock band from York, England

'' Down In Albion '' is the debut album of the Babyshambles, containing the single Albion (song) , examples of the many references to Albion in that band's songs as well as its predecessor, The Libertines

Albion Country Band was an English folk band formed in 1972 by Ashley Hutchings

An alias used by Ferry Corsten , electronic music producer/DJ

A musical piece by Jan Van Der Roost

;popular culture, fantasy, computer games

''Albion'' (MSC-07) , a fictional ship in the Gundam 0083 anime series

Albion (comics) , a six issue comic book limited series by Alan Moore

Albion , 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 (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''

In the Flintloque game it is the land where the Orc race comes from.

''Ghosts of Albion'', a table-top role-playing game from Eden Studios based on the horror fiction of Amber Benson and Christopher Golden

A realm in the MMORPG '' Dark Age Of Camelot ''

The name of the kingdom where the strategy game '' Castles '' takes place.

The name of a sword wielded by Amy in the video game '' Soul Calibur III ''

An enemy in the PS2 RPG ''''

The name of the sword carried by Robin Hood in the television series '' Robin Of Sherwood '', one of the ''Seven Swords of Weyland''

Albion is the name of one of the major kingdoms in '' Zero No Tsukaima '', a series of Japan ese literature and Anime .

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