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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Alton like this:
Alton, par. and market town, in above, 58 miles SW. of London by rail, 3925 ac., pop. 4497; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Tuesday. It has extensive breweries and a paper-mill.
Alton is now part of EAST HAMPSHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST HAMPSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Alton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Alton, in East Hampshire and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/51
Date accessed: 18th November 2025
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