mer ▁than ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁annual ▁mean ▁temperature ▁is ▁approximately ▁ ▁and ▁shows ▁a ▁season al ▁and ▁a ▁di urn al ▁variation . ▁January ▁is ▁the ▁col dest ▁month ▁with ▁mean ▁minimum ▁temper atures ▁between ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁June ▁and ▁July ▁are ▁the ▁warm est ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁with ▁average ▁daily ▁maximum ▁around ▁. ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁bre wer ies ▁in ▁Al ton ▁since ▁ 1 7 6 3 . ▁Co ors ▁B rew ing ▁Company ▁( am ong ▁the ▁ten ▁largest ▁bre wers ▁in ▁the ▁world ) ▁had ▁a ▁bre wer y ▁in ▁Al ton ▁for ▁fifty ▁years , ▁which ▁produced ▁Car ling , ▁G rol sch ▁and ▁Wor thing ton . ▁It ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁because ▁it ▁lost ▁work ▁from ▁He ine ken . ▁ ▁Al ton ▁was ▁significant ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁for ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁paper ▁and ▁of ▁dress ▁materials ▁including ▁rib bed ▁drug gets , ▁shall ons , ▁sil ks ▁and ▁ser ges , ▁bomb azine ▁and ▁figured ▁bar rag ons . ▁ ▁Al ton ▁has ▁business es ▁in ▁the ▁ret ail ▁and ▁service ▁se ctors ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁and ▁over ▁a ▁hundred ▁business es ▁in ▁the ▁four ▁industrial ▁areas ▁of ▁Mill ▁Lane , ▁New man ▁Lane , ▁C aker ▁Stream ▁and ▁Om ega ▁Park , ▁r anging ▁from ▁light ▁industrial ▁to ▁computer ▁software ▁production . ▁Clar cor , ▁T NT ▁N . V