Alton
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 263 residents
- Description: civil parish in Wiltshire, UK
- Also known as: “Alton, Wiltshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Adam’s Grave and Knap Hill.
Adam’s Grave
Archaeological site
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Adam's Grave was a Neolithic long barrow near Alton Barnes in Wiltshire, southwest England. Its remains have been scheduled as an ancient monument. The barrow is considered to be of the Severn-Cotswold tomb type.
Knap Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knap Hill lies on the northern rim of the Vale of Pewsey, in northern Wiltshire, England, about a mile north of the village of Alton Priors. At the top of the hill is a causewayed enclosure, a form of Neolithic earthwork that was constructed in England from about 3700 BC onwards, characterized by the full or partial enclosure of an area with ditches that are interrupted by gaps, or causeways.
Milk Hill
Peak
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milk Hill, located near Alton Priors east of Devizes, is the highest point in the county of Wiltshire, southwest England, at some 295 m above sea level. It is the location of the Alton Barnes White Horse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pewsey and Woodborough.
Pewsey
Photo: Pendethan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pewsey is a large village in the county of Wiltshire, England. It is approximately 130km west of London.
Woodborough
Village
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodborough is a small village and civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, about 3.5 miles west of Pewsey.
Alton Barnes
Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Alton
- Category: civil parish
- Location: Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Alton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Alton (distrito)”
- Cebuano: “Alton”
- Chinese: “Alton”
- Dutch: “Alton”
- French: “Alton”
- Irish: “Alton”
- Italian: “Alton”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Alton (Wiltshire)”
- Russian: “Элтон”
- Swedish: “Alton, Wiltshire”
- Swedish: “Alton”
- Turkish: “Alton, Wiltshire”
- Urdu: “الٹن، ویلٹشائر”
- “Alton”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as New Town and Alton Priors.
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Highlights include Golden Ball Hill and Woodborough Hill.
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