Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Alton is a small town in Hampshire, England, to the southwest of Farnham. It has a population of about 15,000, and is administered by East Hampshire district council. Jane Austen lived at the nearby village of Chawton. Geography Alton is located at 51°09'00" North, 00°00'59" West (51.1500, -0.9833)1. External Links The Jane Austen Museum This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.