am ▁first ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁may ▁also ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁Bl ome ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 3 ▁of ▁a ▁' market ▁on ▁S atur days , ▁which ▁is ▁very ▁great ▁for ▁prov isions , ▁where ▁also ▁are ▁sold ▁good ▁store ▁of ▁living ▁cattle '. ▁The ▁Saturday ▁market ▁is ▁featured ▁on ▁K itch in ' s ▁map ▁of ▁Ham pshire ▁( 1 7 5 1 ) ▁which ▁marks ▁the ▁town ▁as ▁Al ton ▁M t . ▁Sat . ▁▁ 1 3 0 7 ▁was , ▁in ▁fact , ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁Edward ▁II ' s ▁reign ▁but ▁Edmund ▁of ▁Wood stock ▁was ▁not ▁lord ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁then . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Victoria ▁County ▁History ▁( written ▁after ▁Curt is ’ ▁book ): - ▁ ▁‘ In ▁ 1 2 7 3 ▁Edward ▁I ▁granted ▁the ▁man or ▁[ of ▁Al ton ▁West bro ok ] ▁to ▁his ▁mother , ▁Queen ▁Ele an or , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 2 9 1 , ▁when ▁it ▁revert ed ▁to ▁the ▁Crown ▁and ▁was ▁granted ▁in ▁ 1 2 9 9 ▁as ▁d ower ▁to ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁Margaret ▁of ▁France . ▁On ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Queen ▁Margaret ▁in ▁ 1 3 1 7 , ▁it ▁again ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁Crown , ▁and ▁Edward ▁II ▁gave ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 3 1 9 ▁to ▁his ▁brother ▁Edmund ▁of ▁Wood stock , ▁Earl ▁of ▁Kent .’ ▁ ▁As ▁can ▁be ▁seen , ▁Queen ▁Margaret