Alton may refer to:

People

Places

Australia

Alton National Park Alton is a national park in the Balonne Shire local government area of South West Queensland, Australia. Geography Alton National Park is 371 km west of Brisbane and 75 km east of St George, adjacent to Moonie Highway. It covers o ...

, Queensland *

Alton, Queensland Alton is a town within the locality of St George in the Shire of Balonne, Queensland, Australia. As at 2018, it is completely covered in bushland and there are no buildings or evidence of the roads shown on the town map. Geography Alton is l ...

, a town in the Shire of Balonne

Canada

* Alton, Ontario *

Alton, Nova Scotia Alton (2006 pop.: 1,906) is a rural community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County. Originally named Polly Bog, the name was changed in 1880. Alton is the location of a natural gas storage facility currently unde ...

New Zealand

Alton, New Zealand Alton is a small rural community in south Taranaki, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located between the towns of Hāwera and Patea. Further reading General historical works :* Business history :*Plans for extensions to both ...

, in Taranaki

United Kingdom

* Alton, Derbyshire, England * Alton, Hampshire, England **

Alton Abbey Alton Abbey is an Order of St Benedict (Anglican), Anglican Benedictine monastery (founded in 1895) in the village of Beech, Hampshire, Beech, near Alton, Hampshire, Alton, Hampshire, England. The abbey is not far from one of Hampshire's hig ...

Alton College HSDC Alton, formerly known as Alton College, is located in Alton, Hampshire, England. In addition to offering A Levels, the College provides an adult education service to the local population. It was built in 1978 and was one of the first institu ...

Alton, Leicestershire Alton is a deserted medieval village between Coalville and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in North West Leicestershire, England. The earliest documentation of the village is found in the Domesday Book where it appears as ''Heletone''. The land was rented out ...

, England * Alton, Staffordshire, England **

Alton Castle Alton Castle is a Gothic-revival castle, on a hill above the Churnet Valley, in the village of Alton, Staffordshire, England. The site has been fortified in wood since Saxon times, with a stone castle dating from the 12th century. The current ca ...

, presently a Catholic youth retreat centre **

Alton Towers Alton Towers Resort ( ) (often referred to as Alton Towers) is a theme park and resort complex in Staffordshire, England, near the village of Alton. The park is operated by Merlin Entertainments Group and incorporates a theme park, water park, ...

, theme park, formerly a country estate Alton Mansion *

Alton, Wiltshire Alton is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the adjacent villages of Alton Barnes and Alton Priors, and the nearby hamlet of Honeystreet on the Kennet and Avon Canal. It lies in the Vale of Pewsey about east of Devizes. ...

, England * Alton Estate, Roehampton, Greater London, England *

Alton Water Alton Water (or Alton Reservoir) is a manmade reservoir located on the Shotley peninsula. It is the largest in Suffolk, with a perimeter of over . Construction Due to a shortage of water in the Ipswich area in the 1960s, a list of twenty poten ...

, a manmade reservoir in Suffolk

United States

Alton, Alabama Alton is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. Alton is located along Interstate 459, east-northeast of downtown Birmingham. Alton has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that ...

, an unincorporated community * Alton, California, an unincorporated community * Alton, Florida, an unincorporated community * Alton, Illinois, a city * Alton, Indiana, a town * Alton, Iowa, a city * Alton, Kansas, a city * Alton, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Alton, Maine, a town * Alton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota * Alton, Missouri, a city * Alton, New Hampshire, a New England town **

Alton (CDP), New Hampshire Alton is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Alton in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 499 at the 2020 census, compared to 5,894 in the entire town of Alton. Geography The center of ...

, the main village in the town *

Alton, New York Alton is a hamlet within the Town of Sodus, Wayne County, New York, United States. It is located six miles (10 km) southeast of the Village of Sodus and five miles (8 km) south of the Village of Sodus Point, at an elevation of 377 f ...

, a hamlet * Alton, Rhode Island, a village *

Alton, Texas Alton is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 12,298 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census and an estimated 19,509 in 2020. History Alton was founded in 1910 or 1911 by citizens and rai ...

, a city *

Alton, Utah Alton is a town in northwest Kane County, Utah, United States. The population was 119 at the 2010 census, a decrease from the 2000 figure of 134. History Alton was first settled by Lorenzo Wesley Roundy in 1865 and was originally called "Round ...

, a town * Alton, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Alton, West Virginia, an unincorporated community

History

First Battle of Alton The First Battle of Alton was a skirmish in 1001 between the English and the Vikings. According to the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' it took place at somewhere called, in Old English, ''Æthelingadene''.Bately. ''The Anglo Saxon Chronicle''. p. 79 T ...

, 1001 *

Treaty of Alton A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between actors in international law. It is usually made by and between sovereign states, but can include international organizations, individuals, business entities, and other legal perso ...

, signed in 1101 by Henry I of England and his older brother Robert, Duke of Normandy * Battle of Alton, fought in 1643 during the English Civil War

Transportation

* Alton Railroad, a railroad linking Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City, Missouri *

Alton line The Alton line is a railway line in Hampshire and Surrey, England, operated by South Western Railway as a relatively long branch of the South West Main Line. The branch leaves the main line at Pirbright Junction to the west of Brookwood stati ...

, a railway line in southeast England * Alton station (Illinois), an Amtrak station in Alton, Illinois *

Alton railway station Alton railway station is a station in the town of Alton, in the English county of Hampshire. The station is the terminus for two railway lines: the ''Alton Line'' which runs to Brookwood and on to London Waterloo, and the ''Mid Hants Water ...

, in Alton, Hampshire, England *

Alton Junction The Alton Junction, more commonly known as the 21st Street Crossing, is a historically significant rail location in Chicago, Illinois. The junction can be found just east of Canal Street and north of Cermak Road near Chicago's Chinatown. It is lo ...

, a railroad junction in Chicago, Illinois *

Alton Junction, Utah A number of highway junctions in the U.S. state of Utah have names that appear on maps and in state laws designating the highways. Sometimes the junction name also refers to the surrounding community or area as well as just the highway junction ...

, a highway junction in Utah

Other uses

Alton Steel Alton Steel is a steel manufacturer, based in Alton, Illinois, United States. The company is a reincarnation of the Laclede Steel Company, which halted operations of its mill in 1998. The company entered bankruptcy in 2001, but emerged in 2003 wit ...

, a steel manufacturer based in Alton, Illinois *The Alton family, in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover novels