Definition of "Alton"

A number of places in England:

1. An undefined locality in Idridgehay and Alton parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, around Alton Hall and Alton Manor.  examples

2. A town and civil parish with a town council in East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7139).  examples

3. A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0742).  examples

4. A civil parish west of Pewsey, Wiltshire, which includes the villages of Alton Barnes and Alton Priors.  examples

A number of places in the United States:

1. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama.  examples

2. An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.  examples

3. An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Florida.  examples

4. A city on the Mississippi in Madison County, Illinois.  examples

5. A small town in Boone Township, Crawford County, Indiana.  examples

6. A city in Sioux County, Iowa.  examples

7. A minor city in Osborne County, Kansas.  examples

8. An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kentucky.  examples

9. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.  examples

10. A township in Waseca County, Minnesota.  examples

11. A minor city, the county seat of Oregon County, Missouri.  examples

12. A town and census-designated place therein, in Belknap County, New Hampshire.  examples

13. A hamlet in the town of Sodus, Wayne County, New York.  examples

14. A village in the town of Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island.  examples

15. A city in Hidalgo County, Texas.  examples

16. A town in Kane County, Utah.  examples

17. An unincorporated community in Halifax County, Virginia.  examples

18. An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.  examples

A rural community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.  examples

A community in the town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.  examples

A town in the Shire of Balonne, southern Queensland, Australia.  examples

A rural community in Taranaki, New Zealand.  examples

An English habitational surname from Old English.  examples

A male given name transferred from the surname.  quotations  examples