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Alton is a historic market town in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. Alton had a population of 16,584 at the 1991 census and is administered by East Hampshire district council. Alton also is home to Treloar College, the National Specialist college for Young Disabled People. Alton is twinned with Pertuis, France, and Montecchio Maggiore, Italy. Alton is famous for its connection with Fanny Adams. Brewing used to be one of Alton's main industries. Hops and barley were grown in the surrounding area (indeed, Fanny Adams's butchered remains were found in a hop field) and the barley would have been malted in the town. The maltings still stand in Lower Turk Street, although it is no longer used for that purpose. They belonged to Halls Brewery from 1841 and were still producing malt in 1949. The Pearce family in Alton owned and operated the Timber and Saw Mills from the 1890s to 1939, employing over 100 people and producing all the wooden tools used for the brewing industry in the town There have been a number of breweries in Alton since 1763. Today, Coors Brewing Company (among the top ten largest brewers in the world) has a brewery in Alton which produces Carling, Grolsch and Worthington. Alton was also famous in the 18th century for the manufacture of paper and of dress materials including ribbed druggets, shallons, silks and serges, bombazine and figured barragons. Alton today has thriving businesses in the retail and service sectors in the centre of the town, and over a hundred businesses in the four industrial areas of Mill Lane, Newman Lane, Caker Stream and Omega Park, ranging from light industrial to computer software production. GE Energy, TNT N.V. and Poseidon Diving Systems all have businesses in Alton's Industrial Site, Mill Lane. The retail chain Focus DIY and Carpet Right also have stores here, with a Tesco store looking to open soon. One of Alton's largest commercial employers is the financial services sector. Lumbry Park, which used to be known as Lumbry Farm, is on the B3006 Alton to Selborne road, and is occupied by Inter Group Insurance Services (IGIS), a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland. The company has operated in Alton since 1999. Alton was also home to the travel company TravelBag, the travel company owned by ebookers, who still have a shop in the town. Today, Alton's town boasts a range of big-name brands including: WH Smith, Dorothy Perkins, New Look and Clarks, and independent shops including greengrocers, butchers and charity shops. The supermarkets that serve Alton are Sainsburys, Iceland and Marks and Spencers, and there are planning applications for Tesco, Aldi and Asda in the pipeline.
