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Alton Castle is a Gothic-revival castle, located on a hill above the Churnet Valley, in the village of Alton, Staffordshire. The site has been fortified since Saxon times, with the original castle dating from the 12th-century. The current castle was constructed in the mid-19th-century by John Talbot, 16th Earl of Shrewsbury, of near by Alton Towers. Since 1967 the castle has been designated a Grade I listed building. It is also a scheduled ancient monument.

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  • Alton Castle is a Gothic-revival castle, located on a hill above the Churnet Valley, in the village of Alton, Staffordshire. The site has been fortified since Saxon times, with the original castle dating from the 12th-century. The current castle was constructed in the mid-19th-century by John Talbot, 16th Earl of Shrewsbury, of near by Alton Towers. Since 1967 the castle has been designated a Grade I listed building. It is also a scheduled ancient monument.
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  • present building: mid-19th-century.
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