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Alton (UK: / ˈ ɒ l t ən / ⓘ OL-tən) is a village in Staffordshire, England. [2] It is noted for the theme park Alton Towers, built around the site of Alton Mansion, which was owned by the Earls of Shrewsbury, [3] and designed by Augustus Pugin. [4] In the 1914 map by Whiston, there were copper works in the village. [2]
Alton is a civil parish in the district of Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England. It contains 63 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, six are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.
People from Alton, Staffordshire (2 P) Pages in category "Alton, Staffordshire" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Alton Towers is located near the village of Alton in Staffordshire, England. The former country estate was a former seat of the Earls of Shrewsbury. It is now a major theme park in the United Kingdom. In 2012, it attracted 2.4 million visitors, making it the most visited theme park in the United Kingdom and 9th most visited theme park in Europe.
Alton Castle was founded in stone by Bertram III de Verdun and built on a rocky precipice overlooking the River Churnet in the 12th century, [3] however the site had been fortified in wood since Saxon times. [4] The castle is also referred to in historical documents as Alton, Alverton or Aulton.
The former station buildings, attributed variously to Augustus Pugin and local architect Henry Arthur Hunt, are of an Italianate villa style unique to the former North Staffordshire Railway [3] and was built at the request of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 19th Earl of Shrewsbury, who owned the Alton Towers estate and wished for an impressive station ...
Alton Railroad, a railroad linking Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City, Missouri; Alton line, a railway line in southeast England; Alton station (Illinois), an Amtrak station in Alton, Illinois; Alton railway station, in Alton, Hampshire, England; Alton Towers railway station, in Alton, Staffordshire, England; formerly Alton station
Alton Township may refer to: Alton Township, Madison County, Illinois; Alton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota This page was last edited on 16 ...