Alderton, a village and a parish in Gloucestershire, 2 miles SE of Beckford station on the M.R., and 10 NNE of Cheltenham, with a post office under Winchcombe (R.S.O.); money order office, Beckford; telegraph office, Beckford station. The parish contains the hamlet of Dixton. Acreage, 1579 ; population, 472. The marlstone quarries on the surrounding hills yield numerous fossil fish. At Dixton is a large manor-house, dating from 1555, and for many generations the seat of the Higford family; hard by are remains of a Saxon camp. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol; value, £338. The church is an ancient stone Gothic edifice, and has been recently restored. During the progress of the work a pure Saxon font was discovered in the fillings of the north wall, and a Saxon wheel cross; a piscina was also found in the excavation of the chancel wall, besides several other interesting relics. An image of the patron saint St Margaret was likewise found, and has been placed over the south door. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
