- st ew ard , ▁Le of ric ▁of ▁Wh itch urch , ▁Le of win ▁the ▁King ' s ▁high - st ew ard , ▁W ulf here ▁a ▁bishop ' s ▁than e , ▁and ▁God win ▁of ▁W orth y , ▁Bishop ▁El fs y ' s ▁son . ▁Dan ish ▁cas ual ties ▁were ▁higher , ▁but ▁the ▁Dan es ▁won ▁the ▁battle ▁and ▁fle eing ▁English men ▁took ▁refuge ▁in ▁Win chester . ▁ ▁Al ton ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁having ▁the ▁most ▁valuable ▁recorded ▁market ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁A olt one ▁in ▁the ▁' O ding eton ▁H undred ▁— ▁H antes ci re '. ▁ ▁The ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Al ton ▁was ▁an ▁agreement ▁signed ▁in ▁ 1 1 0 1 ▁between ▁William ▁the ▁Con quer or ' s ▁el dest ▁son ▁Robert , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Norm andy ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Henry ▁I ▁of ▁England . ▁Henry ▁had ▁seized ▁the ▁throne ▁while ▁his ▁elder ▁brother ▁was ▁away ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁cr us ade . ▁Robert ▁returned ▁to ▁claim ▁the ▁throne , ▁landing ▁in ▁Port sm outh . ▁The ▁two ▁brothers ▁met ▁in ▁Al ton ▁and ▁agreed ▁terms ▁which ▁formed ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Al ton . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁street ▁through ▁Al ton ▁is ▁called ▁Norm andy ▁Street , ▁probably ▁reflect ing ▁this ▁event . ▁ ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁The ▁first ▁recorded ▁market ▁in ▁Al ton ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 2 3 2 , ▁although ▁the ▁market ▁at ▁Ne ath