Alton, a town of Hampshire, 8½ miles SW. of Farnham. Its Perpendicular parish church was thoroughly restored in 1867. Hops are grown in the neighbourhood, and there are large breweries in the town. Pop. (1851) 2828; (1891) 4671.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 199
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