Alton may refer to:

People

Alton (given name) Alton ( , ) is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Alton Adams (1889–1987), first African-American bandmaster in the U.S. Navy * Alton Alexis (born 1957), former National Football League wide receiver * Alton Brown (born 1962), ...

* 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 Alton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in East Hampshire, England, near the source of the northern branch of the River Wey. It had a population of 19,425 at the 2021 census. Alton was recorded in the Domesday Survey of 1086 as ''Aoltone' ...

, England ** Alton Abbey ** Alton College * Alton, Leicestershire, 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 ...

, presently a Catholic youth retreat centre **

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

, theme park, formerly a country estate Alton Mansion *

Alton, Wiltshire Alton is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The parish includes the adjacent villages of Alton Barnes and Alton Priors, and the nearby hamlet (place), hamlet of Honeystreet on the Kennet and Avon Canal. It lies in ...

, England, a civil parish * Alton, a hamlet in Figheldean parish, Wiltshire * 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 potent ...

, a manmade reservoir in Suffolk

United States

* Alton, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Alton, California, an unincorporated community * Alton, Florida, an unincorporated community *

Alton, Illinois Alton ( ) is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 25,676 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is a part of the River Bend (Illinois), Riv ...

, a city * Alton, Indiana, a town * Alton, Iowa, a city *

Alton, Kansas Alton is a city in Osborne County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 100. History Alton was founded in 1870 as Bull City and was named in honor of Hiram C. Bull. It was renamed Alton in 1885, afte ...

, a city * Alton, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Alton, Maine, a town *

Alton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota Alton Township ( ) is a township in Waseca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 645 at the 2000 census. Alton Township was organized in 1866, and named after Alton, Illinois. Geography According to the United States Census Burea ...

* 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 The Alton Railroad was the final name of a railroad linking Chicago to Alton, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; and Kansas City, Missouri. Its predecessor, the Chicago and Alton Railroad , was purchased by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1931 an ...

, a railroad linking Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City, Missouri * Alton line, a railway line in southeast England *

Alton station (Illinois) Alton Regional Multimodal Transportation Center, also known as Alton station, is a station in Alton, Illinois, that is served by Amtrak's ''Lincoln Service'' and the ''Texas Eagle''. The station was also a stop for the ''Ann Rutledge (Amtrak), A ...

, an Amtrak station in Alton, Illinois *

Alton railway station Alton railway station serves the market 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 Wate ...

, in Alton, Hampshire, England * Alton Towers railway station, in Alton, Staffordshire, England; formerly Alton station * 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 novels