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Alton, par. and township with ry. sta., N. Staffordshire, 7½ m. NW. of Uttoxeter -- par., 7534 ac., pop. 2621; township, 2243 ac., pop. 1054; contains Alton Towers, the seat of the Earl of Shrewsbury.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and township with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Alton Parish Staffordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Alton |
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