Alton
Alton is a Town in the county of Hampshire.
There are great places to visit near Alton including some great cities, villages, lakes, towns, historic buildings, shopping centres and airports.
Portsmouth, and Winchester are great places to visit near Alton if you like cities.
Alton's best nearby villages can be found at Southwick, Milford-on-Sea, and Hambledon.
There are a number of lakes near to Alton including Southwick Park Lake.
Towns to visit near Alton include Aldershot, Lymington, Gosport, Basingstoke, and Southampton.
There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Alton like Fort Blockhouse.
The area around Alton boasts some of the best shopping centres including The Malls - Basingstoke, and Westquay.
Alton has some unmissable airports nearby like Southampton Airport, and Blackbushe Airport.
Alton History
There are some historic monuments around Alton:
Places to see near Alton
History of Alton
In 1001 Danish forces invaded England during the First Battle of Alton. When they reached Alton, the forces of Wessex came together and fought against them. About 81 Englishman were killed, including Ethelwerd the King’s high-steward, Leofric of Whitchurch, Leofwin the King’s high-steward, Wulfhere a bishop’s thane, and Godwin of Worthy, Bishop Elfsy’s son. Danish casualties were higher, but the Danes won the battle and fleeing Englishmen took refuge in Winchester. Alton is listed as having the most valuable recorded market in the Domesday Book under the name Aoltone in the ‘Odingeton Hundred Hantescire’. The Treaty of Alton was an agreement signed in 1101 between William the Conqueror’s eldest son Robert, Duke of Normandy and his brother Henry I of England. Henry had seized the throne while his elder brother was away on the first crusade. Robert returned to claim the throne, landing in Portsmouth. The two brothers met in Alton and agreed terms which formed the Treaty of Alton. Part of the main street through Alton is called Normandy Street, probably reflecting this event.
