Alton – 1st & 2nd May 2022 Future Events 2nd April 20222nd April 2022 The year is 1643, mid December and Lord Ralph Hopton has garrisoned his troops in multiple Hampshire towns including Alton. Image Copyright Alton Digital Image Join the ECWS as we take a step back in time to the battle of Alton where a staunch royalist garrison, outnumbered, defended the quaint market