Alston is a town in Cumbria, England, within the civil parish of Alston Moor on the River South Tyne. It shares the title of the 'greatest market town in England', at about 1,000 feet (300 m) above water level, with Buxton, Derbyshire. In spite of going to such an altitude as well as in a remote area, the town is conveniently accessible via the many roadways which link the community to Weardale valley, Teesdale, Hartside Pass (as well as 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 beautiful views of the bordering fells as well as the South Tyne Valley. Much of the town centre is a designated Conservation Area that includes several listed structures. The population census numbers show that at its top during 1831 the populace of the parish of Alston Moor was 6,858 people. Today that figure has to do with 1,200. The population of the town of Alston was 1,128 according to the 2001 Census. [citation required] The area has its very own web site which is an outcome of the Cybermoor Project (cybermoor.org), which has brought the Net to nearly every home on Alston Moor, as well as broadband to many. This permitted people with little or no education and learning access to on-line courses and training. The trouble of the area's family member remoteness compared to various other areas of England was resolved by using IEEE 802.11 modern technology to construct the network infrastructure.