Alton
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 1,220 residents
- Description: village located in Staffordshire Moorlands, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Alton, Staffordshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alton Towers and Church of St Peter.
Alton Towers
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Alton Towers, the largest theme park in the United Kingdom, is in Staffordshire, England. It is generally considered by rollercoaster enthusiasts to hold its own with any such park in the world.
Thirteen
Roller coaster
Photo: Freddo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thirteen is a steel roller coaster at Alton Towers in England. The ride was constructed by Intamin and opened on 20 March 2010. It is the world's first vertical freefall drop roller coaster, on which the track and train freefall approximately five metres in darkness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Denstone and Rocester.
Denstone
Village
Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Denstone is a village and civil parish situated between the towns of Uttoxeter in East Staffordshire and Ashbourne in Derbyshire. It is located next to the River Churnet. Denstone is situated 1½ miles southeast of Alton.
Rocester
Village
Photo: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rocester is a village and civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Its name is spelt Rowcestre in the Domesday Book of 1086. It is located on the Derbyshire border. Rocester is situated 3 miles southeast of Alton.
Norbury
Hamlet
Photo: Alan Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Norbury is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is located 3 miles north of Rocester, on the B5033 road and the River Dove. The hamlet has links with George Eliot's family, the Evans. Norbury is situated 3½ miles east of Alton.
Alton
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Croxden, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.97684° or 52° 58′ 37″ northLongitude
-1.89305° or 1° 53′ 35″ westPopulation
1,220Elevation
469 feet (143 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB ALQOpen location code
9C4WX4G4+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 369026169OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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