Alton, Wiltshire

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Alton is a village in Wiltshire

Other current and historical names

Ablington

Parish/Community: Figheldean
Unitary Authority: Wiltshire
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 51°13'8"N 1°46'53"W
Eastings/Northings: 415351, 146659
OS Grid: SU153466
Mapcode Local: GBR 4ZJ.DDS
Mapcode Global: VHB55.2MHG

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Alton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Alton in the Domesday Book

A village in Amesbury hundred, in the county of Wiltshire.

- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Godric; Bolla
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: John the usher
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Frawin of Cornwall (subinfeudated); John the usher; Turstin (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 5 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers; 1 smallholder; 3 cottagers; 3 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough (4 plough lands)
- Meadow: 10 acres
- Pasture: 3 mixed measures

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British Place Names

Alton, Wiltshire

Alton is a village in Wiltshire

Alton in the Domesday Book