Alston
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 town in England', at regarding 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level, with Buxton, Derbyshire. Regardless of being at such an altitude as well as in a remote location, the community is quickly accessible using the many roads which connect the community to Weardale valley, Teesdale, Hartside Pass (and communities in Cumbria such as Penrith) in addition to the Tyne valley. Historically part of Cumberland, Alston lies within the North Pennines, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and also is bordered by stunning views of the surrounding fells as well as the South Tyne Valley. Much of the town centre is an assigned Conservation Area that includes numerous noted buildings. The population census numbers show that at its optimal during 1831 the population of the parish of Alston Moor was 6,858 people. Today that number has to do with 1,200. The population of the community of Alston was 1,128 according to the 2001 Census. [citation needed] The area has its very own internet site which is an outcome of the Cybermoor Project (cybermoor.org), which has actually brought the Internet to virtually every home on Alston Moor, and broadband to lots of. This permitted people with little or no education accessibility to on the internet training courses and also training. The problem of the location's relative seclusion compared to various other locations of England was solved by utilising IEEE 802.11 technology to build the network framework.
