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Where is Alton?

Alton is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, three miles north of the town of Amesbury, 24 miles south of the major town of Swindon, 63 miles east of Cardiff, and 74 miles west of London. Alton lies four miles north-west of the Hampshire border. Alton falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SP4 postcode district. The post town for Alton is Salisbury.

Alton on a map

Map showing extent of Alton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Alton
Map showing location of Alton within the UK
Location of Alton within the UK

Which county is Alton in?

Alton is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.

Ceremonial CountyWiltshire
Historic CountyWiltshire
Administrative CountyWiltshire

Where is Alton in Wiltshire?

Alton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Wiltshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Wiltshire.

Map showing location of Alton within Wiltshire
Location of Alton within Wiltshire

What is the postcode for Alton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Alton is SP4 8LE.

Where is Alton in SP4?

Alton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SP4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SP4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Alton within SP4
Location of Alton within SP4

What is the post town for Alton?

The post town for Alton is Salisbury. Alton is in the SP4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Salisbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Alton?

The centre of Alton is located at position 51.21893° latitude and -1.78159° longitude.

Latitude51.21893°
Longitude-1.78159°

What is the easting and northing of Alton?

The centre of Alton is located at the grid reference easting 415351 and northing 146659 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting415351
Northing146659

What are the nearest towns to Alton?

Position of Alton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Alton to the centre of the town.

north
3m
Alton is 3 miles north of Amesbury
west
5m
Alton is 5 miles west of Tidworth
west
7m
Alton is 7 miles west of Ludgershall
north
10m
Alton is 10 miles north of Wilton
south-east
13m
Alton is 13 miles south-east of Devizes
west
13m
Alton is 13 miles west of Andover
south
14m
Alton is 14 miles south of Marlborough
east
17m
Alton is 17 miles east of Warminster
east
18m
Alton is 18 miles east of Westbury
south-west
18m
Alton is 18 miles south-west of Hungerford

What are the nearest cities to Alton?

Position of Alton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Alton to the centre of the city.

north
10m
Alton is 10 miles north of Salisbury
north-west
23m
Alton is 23 miles north-west of Winchester
north-west
27m
Alton is 27 miles north-west of Southampton
south-east
27m
Alton is 27 miles south-east of Bath
east
38m
Alton is 38 miles east of Wells
south-east
39m
Alton is 39 miles south-east of Bristol
north-west
42m
Alton is 42 miles north-west of Portsmouth
south-west
43m
Alton is 43 miles south-west of Oxford
south-east
49m
Alton is 49 miles south-east of Gloucester
north-west
51m
Alton is 51 miles north-west of Chichester