HIP-S-000266-7925 Flooding around East Lyng, Somerset, 2014. At the end of the 9th century AD King Alfred the Great established a burh, or fortified settlement, at the eastern end of the Lyng ridge. The town was linked to the nearby stronghold and monastery at Athelney, founded by Alfred a few years earlier, and all were surrounded by the marshes of the Somerset Levels. This image, taken at the height of the flooding in the winter of 2013-2014, shows the logic behind the location of the settlement, now called East Lyng Credit: Historic England Archive / Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence WARNING: Permission must be required for non editorial use. Please contact Alinari Archives Photographer: Damian Grady Date of photography: 2014 Collection: Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence Object type: digital image Photographic technique: P digital image Technical info Image sizes (pixel): 5120 X 3413 Image sizes (cm at 300 dpi): 43 X 28 Image sizes (MB): 5.43 Color space: RGB