Alston
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 'highest possible market community in England', at concerning 1,000 feet (300 m) over sea level, with Buxton, Derbyshire. In spite of being at such an elevation as well as in a remote area, the community is easily accessible through the many roadways which link the community to Weardale valley, Teesdale, Hartside Pass (and also communities in Cumbria such as Penrith) as well as the Tyne valley. Historically part of Cumberland, Alston lies within the North Pennines, a marked Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is surrounded by lovely views of the bordering fells and also the South Tyne Valley. Much of the town centre is a designated Conservation Area that includes numerous listed buildings. The population census numbers show that at its peak during 1831 the population of the parish of Alston Moor was 6,858 individuals. Today that figure is about 1,200. The population of the community of Alston was 1,128 according to the 2001 Census. [citation required] The neighborhood has its very own web site which is an outcome of the Cybermoor Project (cybermoor.org), which has actually brought the Internet to virtually every house on Alston Moor, and broadband to several. This enabled people with little or no education and learning accessibility to online courses and also training. The issue of the location's loved one remoteness compared to various other areas of England was fixed by utilising IEEE 802.11 technology to create the network infrastructure.
