Alton
Parish in Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.981, -1.902 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 06 42 |
| Dialling code: | 01538 (Ipstones) |
Alton is a small rural parish high in the Staffordshire Moorlands on the edge of the limestone country that leads towards the Peak District. The landscape is a mix of rolling farmland, pockets of steep wooded valley carved by the River Churnet and a scattering of historic estate features; the most visible local landmark is the large country estate that now hosts the well-known visitor attraction Alton Towers, set among 19th‑century gardens and parkland originally belonging to the old house.
Although quiet and agricultural in character, the parish is shaped by tourism and leisure linked to the park and nearby walking and heritage routes through the Churnet Valley, while the town and employment centres of Stoke-on-Trent lie within easy reach. The community retains a distinctly rural social feel, with village amenities, local events and a legacy of Victorian landscaping and estate architecture that give the area a layered historic and economic character within Staffordshire, England.
Postcode districts covering Alton
Most populated places nearby
- Derby 18.4 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 10.9 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 14.6 miles
- Burton upon Trent 16.3 miles
- Cannock 20.1 miles
- Crewe 24 miles
- Stafford 14.7 miles
- Macclesfield 21.5 miles
- Swadlincote 20.1 miles
- Ilkeston 24.6 miles
- Lichfield 20.8 miles
- Kidsgrove 15.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Alton Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Farley Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Oakamoor Parish 1.8 miles
- Ramshorn Parish 2.1 miles
- Denstone Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Stramshall & Weaver Ward 2.3 miles
- Croxden Parish 2.4 miles
- Cheadle South East Ward 2.7 miles
- Checkley Parish 2.9 miles
- Rocester Built-up area 3 miles
- Wootton Parish 3 miles
- Ellastone Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Alton
ST10 4BW, ST10 4AU, ST10 4BA, ST10 4PD, ST10 4AF, ST10 4BP, ST10 4BU, ST10 4AN, ST10 4BQ … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 26.1 miles
- Manchester Airport 30 miles
- Kingsley and Froghall Railway Station 3.8 miles
- Consall Railway Station 5.7 miles
Hotels near Alton Ad
- The Duncombe Arms 3.2 miles
- Stables Ashbourne 7.4 miles
- Whiston Hall 3.3 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 5.9 miles
- The Boars Head Hotel 3 9.5 miles
- The Silk House 10 miles
- Bank House Hotel 3 5.9 miles
- Weathervane Hotel by Greene King Inns 2 7.8 miles
Schools in Alton
- St Peter's C of E Academy Alton Primary
Local points of interest
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 6.5 miles
- Greaves's Wood Forest 8.6 miles
- East Wood Forest 9.2 miles
- Rough Wood Forest 9.5 miles
- Chartley Castle Estate 9.7 miles
- Job's Wood Forest 9.9 miles
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 10.8 miles
- Britannia Stadium Stadium 11.4 miles
- Etruria Hall Country house 12.6 miles
- Blithfield Hall Estate 12.6 miles
- Ingestre Hall Estate 12.6 miles
- Vale Park Stadium 13 miles