Alton may refer to:

People

*Alton (given name) *Alton (surname)

Places

Australia

*Alton National Park, Queensland *Alton, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Balonne

Canada

*Alton, Ontario *Alton, Nova Scotia

New Zealand

*Alton, New Zealand, in Taranaki

United Kingdom

*Alton, Derbyshire, England *Alton, Hampshire, England **Alton Abbey **Alton College *Alton, Leicestershire, England *Alton, Staffordshire, England **Alton Castle, presently a Catholic youth retreat centre **Alton Towers, theme park, formerly a country estate History of Alton Towers, Alton Mansion *Alton, Wiltshire, England *Alton Estate, Roehampton, Greater London, England *Alton Water, a manmade reservoir in Suffolk

United States

*Alton, Alabama, 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, the main village in the town *Alton, New York, a hamlet *Alton, Rhode Island, a village *Alton, Texas, a city *Alton, Utah, a town *Alton, Virginia, an unincorporated community *Alton, West Virginia, an unincorporated community

History

*First Battle of Alton, 1001 *Treaty of Alton, 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, a railway line in southeast England *Alton station (Illinois), an Amtrak station in Alton, Illinois *Alton railway station, in Alton, Hampshire, England *Alton Junction, a railroad junction in Chicago, Illinois *Alton Junction, Utah, a highway junction in Utah

Other uses

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