Ætla, who lived in the 7th century, is believed to be one in a series of Bishops of Dorchester of the Roman Catholic Church of England

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 during the Anglo-Saxon

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 period. The village of Attlebridge

Attlebridge

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, Norfolk

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 is named after him, as he is credited for the construction of a bridge ('brycg' in Old English) there.

He was attested about 660. In the 670's, the seat of his bishopric was at Dorchester-on-Thames, which was then under Mercian control.

External links

• Attlebridge – Page on village of Attlebridge by the Broadland District Council (a UK government entity).