Alton

Alton is a civil parish in , England. The parish includes the adjacent villages of Alton Barnes and Alton Priors, and the nearby hamlet of Honeystreet on the .
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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.

Archaeological site
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Adam's Grave was a Neolithic long barrow near in , southwest England. Its remains have been scheduled as an ancient monument. The barrow is considered to be of the Severn-Cotswold tomb type.

Archaeological site
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lies on the northern rim of the , in northern , England, about a mile north of the village of . 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.

Peak
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, located near east of , is the highest point in the county of , southwest , 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.

Photo: Pendethan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a large village in the county of , . It is approximately 130km west of .

Village
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is a small village and civil parish in the , , England, about 3.5 miles west of .

Village
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is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , Huish and Oare, in , England, in the about 6 miles southwest of and 1.5 mi northwest of .

Alton

Latitude
51.3661° or 51° 21′ 58″ north
Longitude
-1.8251° or 1° 49′ 30″ west
Population
263
Elevation
486 feet (148 metres)
Open location code
9C3W958F+FX
Geo­Names ID
7299305
Wiki­data ID
Q2313942
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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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