Alton
# Alton

Alton may refer to:

## People

* Alton (given name)
* Alton (surname)

## Places

### Australia

* Alton National Park, Queensland
* Alton, Queensland, a town in the Shire of Balonne

### Canada

* Alton, Ontario
* Alton, Nova Scotia

### New Zealand

* Alton, New Zealand, in Taranaki

### United Kingdom

* Alton, Derbyshire, England
* Alton, Hampshire, England
   * Alton Abbey
   * Alton College
* Alton, Leicestershire, England
* Alton, Staffordshire, England
   * Alton Castle, presently a Catholic youth retreat centre
   * Alton Towers, theme park, formerly a country estate Alton Mansion
* Alton, Wiltshire, England
* Alton Estate, Roehampton, Greater London, England
* Alton Water, a manmade reservoir in Suffolk

### United States

* Alton, Alabama, an unincorporated community
* Alton, California, an unincorporated community
* Alton, Florida, an unincorporated community
* Alton, Illinois, a city
* Alton, Indiana, a town
* Alton, Iowa, a city
* Alton, Kansas, a city
* Alton, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
* Alton, Maine, a town
* Alton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota
* Alton, Missouri, a city
* Alton, New Hampshire, a New England town
   * Alton (CDP), New Hampshire, the main village in the town
* Alton, New York, a hamlet
* Alton, Rhode Island, a village
* Alton, Texas, a city
* Alton, Utah, a town
* Alton, Virginia, an unincorporated community
* Alton, West Virginia, an unincorporated community

## History

* First Battle of Alton, 1001
* Treaty of Alton, signed in 1101 by Henry I of England and his older brother Robert, Duke of Normandy
* Battle of Alton, fought in 1643 during the English Civil War

## Transportation

* 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 Junction, a railroad junction in Chicago, Illinois
* Alton Junction, Utah, a highway junction in Utah

## Other uses

* Alton Steel, a steel manufacturer based in Alton, Illinois
* The Alton family, in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover novels
