Alton is a small rural parish in Wiltshire, England, made up chiefly of the neighbouring villages of Alton Barnes and Alton Priors. It sits on the edge of the Vale of Pewsey close to the downland of Salisbury Plain, so the landscape is dominated by chalk hills, ancient barrows and wide open skies rather than urban development.
The area is best known for its hilltop features such as Milk Hill and the chalk figure of the Alton Barnes White Horse, and its economy remains largely agricultural with a steady trickle of walkers and visitors. Historic churches and a small, tightly knit community give the parish a distinctly local character and a sense of continuity with its prehistoric and medieval past.
Postcode districts covering Alton
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Bath 22.4 miles36 km
- Salisbury 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Andover 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Trowbridge 15.5 miles25 km
- Chippenham 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Newbury 23 miles37 km
- Frome 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Melksham 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Melksham Without 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Wantage 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Devizes 6.1 miles9.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Stanton St. Bernard Parish 1 mile1.7 km
- Woodborough Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Beechingstoke Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Pewsey Vale West Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- All Cannings Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Wilcot, Huish and Oare Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- North Newnton Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Manningford Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Wilsford Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Patney Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Marden Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Oare Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Alton
SN8 4LE, SN8 4JX, SN8 4JY, SN9 5PU, SN9 5PX, SN8 4JZ, SN8 4LD, SN8 4LB, SN9 5PS … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 35.2 miles56.7 km
- Bristol Airport 37.6 miles60.5 km
- Pewsey Railway Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Bedwyn Railway Station 10.9 miles17.5 km
Hotels near Alton Ad
- Castle Hotel 3 6.2 miles10 km
- The Bear Hotel 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Castle and Ball by Greene King Inns 3 6.7 miles10.8 km
- The Duke Hotel 4 10 miles16 km
Local points of interest
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Burderop Park Estate 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Durrington Walls Archaeological site 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 13 miles20.9 km
- Amesbury Abbey Historic site 13 miles21 km
- County Ground Stadium 14.8 miles23.8 km