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) Alton ( , ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *David Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool (born 1951), British politician *Ernest Alton (1873–1952), Irish professor and politician *John Alton (1901–1996), American Academy Award ...

Places

Australia

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

Canada

Alton, Ontario Alton is a community located in Caledon, Ontario, Caledon, Ontario. It is also part of the Regional Municipality of Peel, Region of Peel. It was established in 1820. Alton has a population of 1,116 people. History Alton was originally settled ...

* 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 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 instit ...

* Alton, Leicestershire, England *

Alton, Staffordshire Alton ( ) is a village in Staffordshire, England. It is noted for the theme park Alton Towers, built around the site of Alton Mansion, which was owned by the Earls of Shrewsbury, and designed by Augustus Pugin. In the 1914 map by Whiston, there ...

, 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 Figheldean is a village and civil parish on the River Avon, north of Amesbury in Wiltshire, England. Figheldean parish extends east of the village towards Tidworth as far as Devil's Ditch and westwards beyond Larkhill towards Shrewton as ...

parish, Wiltshire *

Alton Estate The Alton Estate is a very large council estate situated in Roehampton, southwest London. One of the largest council estates in the UK, it occupies an extensive area of land west of Roehampton village and runs between the Roehampton Lane throug ...

, 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 Alton (formerly, Hansen) is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located south-southeast of Fortuna, at an elevation of . Alton is located along U.S. Route 101 and State Route 36. The ZIP Code is 95540. The commu ...

, an unincorporated community *

Alton, Florida Alton is an unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Florida, United States. Its elevation is 82 feet (25 m), and it is located at (30.053,-83.138).

, 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 Alton is a town in Boone Township, Crawford County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29 at the 2020 census. History Alton was founded in 1838. Alton was called Nebraska in its early years. The Nebraska post office opened in 1847, an ...

, a town *

Alton, Iowa Alton is a city in Sioux County, Iowa, United States, along the Floyd River. The population was 1,248 at the 2020 census. History Alton was originally called East Orange, and under the latter name was laid out in 1875 when the railroad was ex ...

, 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 Alton is an unincorporated community located in Anderson County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office is closed. The community was originally known as Rough and Ready after the nickname of United States President Zachary Taylor Za ...

, an unincorporated community *

Alton, Maine Alton is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Bangor Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 829 at the 2020 census. The community is named after an Alton in England. Geography According to the Unit ...

, 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 Alton is a city and the county seat of Oregon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 707 at the 2020 census. History Alton was platted in 1859. The city was named after Alton, Illinois. A post office has been in operation in Alton ...

, a city *

Alton, New Hampshire Alton is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,894 at the 2020 census, up from 5,250 at the 2010 census. It is home to Alton Bay State Forest and Mount Major State Forest. The primary settlement in town, ...

, 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 ...

, the main village in the town * Alton, New York, a hamlet *

Alton, Rhode Island Alton is a small village of approximately 250 residents within the town of Richmond, Rhode Island, United States. It is located about one hour south of Providence, the state's capital. The village is primarily residential, with no retail store ...

, a village *

Alton, Texas Alton is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 18,198 at the 2020 census. History Alton was founded in 1910 or 1911 by citizens and railroad officials of Alton, Illinois. On September 21, 1989, the Alton bus cra ...

, a city * Alton, Utah, a town *

Alton, Virginia Alton (also known as Warrens Shop) is an unincorporated community in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. Visitor attractions * Brandon Plantation, listed on the National Register of Historic Places *Virginia International Raceway Virgi ...

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

History

First Battle of Alton First most commonly refers to: * First, the ordinal form of the number 1 First or 1st may also refer to: Acronyms * Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters, an astronomical survey carried out by the Very Large Array * Far Infrared a ...

, 1001 *

Treaty of Alton The Treaty of Alton was an agreement signed in 1101 between Henry Beauclerc and his older brother Robert Curthose in which Robert agreed to recognize Henry as the king of England in exchange for a yearly stipend and other concessions. The agreemen ...

, signed in 1101 by Henry I of England and his older brother Robert, Duke of Normandy *

Battle of Alton The Battle of Alton (also known as the Storming of Alton), of the First English Civil War, took place on 13 December 1643 in the town of Alton, Hampshire, England. There, Roundheads, Parliamentary forces serving under Sir William Waller ...

, 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 Alton is a former railway station in Staffordshire, which served the village of Alton and the country estate at Alton Towers. Opened in 1849 by the North Staffordshire Railway, the station was a stop on the Churnet Valley line. In 1954, the st ...

, in Alton, Staffordshire, England; formerly Alton station *

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 ...

, a railroad junction in Chicago, Illinois * Alton Junction, Utah, 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

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