Alston
Alston is a small town 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 about 1,000 feet (300 m) above water level, with Buxton, Derbyshire. Despite being at such an elevation and also in a remote location, the community is easily accessible through the many roads which link the town 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, an assigned Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is surrounded by lovely sights of the surrounding fells and also the South Tyne Valley. Much of the town centre is a marked Conservation Area that includes a number of listed structures. The population census numbers show that at its peak during 1831 the populace of the parish of Alston Moor was 6,858 people. Today that number is about 1,200. The population of the community of Alston was 1,128 according to the 2001 Census. [citation needed] The community has its very own web site which is a result of the Cybermoor Project (cybermoor.org), which has brought the Web to virtually every house on Alston Moor, as well as broadband to lots of. This permitted individuals with little or no education and learning access to on the internet courses and also training. The issue of the area's family member seclusion contrasted to other areas of England was addressed by using IEEE 802.11 innovation to build the network infrastructure.
