Alton climbs the wooded Churnet Valley beneath two buildings the 16th Earl of Shrewsbury had Augustus Pugin design in the 1840s: the fairytale Alton Castle, and the chapel at Alton Towers, now better known for the theme park in its grounds. The village itself keeps steep lanes, an old lock-up and riverside walks below. Uttoxeter station is about 9km to the south.
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