Alton Whitedown
Ward in East Hampshire, Hampshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.143, -0.989 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 70 38 |
| Dialling code: | 01420 (Alton) |
Alton Whitedown is a ward within the market town of Alton in the district of East Hampshire, Hampshire, England. It is largely residential, with a mix of suburban streets and pockets of green space that connect the town to the surrounding downland.
Residents have easy access to Alton's historic centre - known for its market and links to the novelist Jane Austen via nearby Chawton - and to commuter rail services into London from Alton station. Local life centres on small businesses, schools and community groups, while the wider area draws on agriculture, light industry and tourism related to the South Downs and the town's Civil War history.
Postcode districts covering Alton Whitedown
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 21.1 miles
- Southampton 23.5 miles
- Portsmouth 22.8 miles
- Basingstoke 9.5 miles
- Woking 21.1 miles
- Bracknell 21.1 miles
- Guildford 19.4 miles
- Gosport 24.2 miles
- Waterlooville 18.6 miles
- Aldershot 12.3 miles
- Farnborough 14.1 miles
- Fareham 21.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Alton Westbrooke Ward 0.6 miles
- Alton Amery Ward 0.9 miles
- Alton Ashdell Ward 0.9 miles
- Alton Built-up area 1 mile
- Alton Eastbrooke Ward 1.1 miles
- Beech Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Chawton Parish 1.3 miles
- Alton Wooteys Ward 1.5 miles
- Bentworth & Froyle Ward 2.1 miles
- Alton Holybourne Ward 2.1 miles
- Shalden Parish 2.1 miles
- Upper Farringdon Built-up area 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Alton Whitedown
GU34 1RP, GU34 1LZ, GU34 1FR, GU34 1RR, GU34 1RS, GU34 1UE, GU34 1QH, GU34 1QZ, GU34 1QP … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 20.8 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 32.3 miles
- Alton Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Medstead and Four Marks Station 3.2 miles
Hotels near Alton Whitedown Ad
- Swan Hotel 3 0.7 miles
- Alton House Hotel 3 1 mile
- The Market Hotel 5 0.6 miles
- Swan Hotel 3 0.7 miles
- The Crown Hotel 0.8 miles
- The Anchor Inn 5 4.9 miles
- The Trooper Inn 4 7.2 miles
- Travelodge Alton Four Marks 3 3.9 miles
- Audleys Wood Hotel, Basingstoke 4 7.1 miles
- Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire 5 8.9 miles
Schools in Alton Whitedown
- The Butts Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Dogmersfield House Estate 8.4 miles
- The Grange Country house 9.2 miles
- The Farnum Museum Museum 9.4 miles
- Milestones Museum 10.1 miles
- Waverley Abbey Archaeological site 10.4 miles
- Borden Wood Forest 11.2 miles
- Cairn Wood Forest 11.3 miles
- Jamia Ahmadiyya UK College 11.4 miles
- Jungle Wood Forest 11.4 miles
- Oakley Hall Estate 11.7 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 12.1 miles
- Recreation Ground Stadium 12.5 miles