Alston is a village in Cumbria, England, within the civil parish of Alston Moor on the River South Tyne. It shares the title of the 'greatest market community in England', at regarding 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level, with Buxton, Derbyshire. Despite being at such an altitude and also in a remote location, the community is conveniently obtainable using the many roads which connect the community to Weardale valley, Teesdale, Hartside Pass (and also communities in Cumbria such as Penrith) along with the Tyne valley. Historically part of Cumberland, Alston lies within the North Pennines, a marked Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty as well as is surrounded by gorgeous sights of the bordering fells as well as the South Tyne Valley. Much of the community centre is an assigned Sanctuary which includes a number of listed structures. The population census figures show that at its optimal throughout 1831 the population of the church of Alston Moor was 6,858 people. Today that number has to do with 1,200. The populace of the community of Alston was 1,128 according to the 2001 Census. [citation required] The area has its very own internet site which is an outcome of the Cybermoor Project (cybermoor.org), which has brought the Web to virtually every residence on Alston Moor, and also broadband to several. This allowed people with little or no education access to online programs and training. The trouble of the location's relative remoteness compared to various other areas of England was resolved by utilising IEEE 802.11 innovation to construct the network infrastructure.