Alton is a civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. It comprises the twin villages of Alton Barnes and Alton Priors, together with the nearby hamlet of Honeystreet on the Kennet and Avon Canal. A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ... The canal at Bathampton, near Bath The Kennet and Avon Canal is a canal in southern England. ...

It was possibly the site of a bloody defeat of a Saxon army led by Ceawlin in the year 592. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Ceawlin of Wessex (also spelled Ceaulin or Caelin) is recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as being king of the West Saxons, or Wessex from 560 to 591, and named by Bede in his Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum as the second Bretwalda. ...

Local government

Alton is a civil parish with an elected parish council. The parish falls within the areas of Kennet District Council and Wiltshire County Council. All three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government. Kennet is a local government district in Wiltshire, England. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...

In the census of 2002, the population of the parish was 229.

Location

Position: grid reference SU108622 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...

Nearby towns and cities: Devizes, Marlborough, Swindon, Salisbury , Devizes is a town and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. ... Marlborough is a market town in the English county of Wiltshire on the Old Bath Road, the old main road from London to Bath. ... , For other places with the same name, see Swindon (disambiguation). ... Salisbury Cathedral by Constable. ...

Nearby villages: Stanton St. Bernard, Wilcot, Pewsey, Woodborough, East Kennett, Lockeridge , Pewsey is a large village (often considered a small town) in Wiltshire with a population of 3,237 people[1] located approximately 80 miles (130 km) west of London. ... Woodborough is a small village near Pewsey, Wiltshire Aerial view of Woodborough Categories: | ... East Kennet is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire. ... Lockeridge is a village in the English county of Wiltshire. ...

Alton White Horse

There is a chalk hill figure which can be seen on Google Maps Chalk figure A hill figure is a large visual representation created by cutting into a steep hillside and revealing the underlying geology. ...

See also

• List of places in Wiltshire
• List of civil parishes in England

This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. ... This is a list of civil parishes in England, the smallest level of local government, split by county. ...

Sources

• Wiltshire County Council Website page on Alton, retrieved 12:50 Oct 7, 2004 (UTC)

Coordinates: 51.35877° N 1.84628° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...