Alton

United Kingdom · England

Alton is a historic market town in East Hampshire, England, set at the source of the River Wey amid rolling countryside. It has a long history of brewing and a traditional high street with old coaching inns. Visitors come to explore the nearby village of Chawton, where Jane Austen lived and wrote, and to ride the Watercress Line, a heritage steam railway that starts in the town.

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Practical facts

Local time

UTC+1 · 7 h ahead of Costa Rica

Region

England

Main language

English

On the map

51.15° N, 0.97° W

Near Alton

• Portsmouth · 38 km away
• Southampton · 40 km away
• Nursling · 41 km away
• Windsor & Eton · 45 km away
• Horley · 56 km away
• Isle of Wight · 56 km away

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