Alnothus

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{{short description|10th-century Bishop of Dorchester}}

{{Infobox Christian leader

| type = Bishop

| name = Alnothus

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| religion = Christian

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| see = Bishop of Dorchester

| consecration = between 971 and 975

| term_end = between 975 and 979

| predecessor = Leofwine, Bishop of Lincoln

| successor = Ascwinus

| death_date = between 975 and 979

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Alnothus{{efn|Or Alfnoth or Ælfnoth}} was a medieval Bishop of Dorchester, when the town was seat of the united dioceses of Lindsey and Dorchester.

Alnothus was consecrated between 971 and 975 and died between 975 and 979.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 215

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  • {{cite book |author1=Fryde, E. B. |author2=Greenway, D. E. |author3=Porter, S. |author4=Roy, I. |title=Handbook of British Chronology|edition=Third revised |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge, UK |year=1996 |isbn=0-521-56350-X }}