Alston
Alston is a small town in Cumbria, North West England. Alston lies within the North Pennines, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Alston is noted for its cobbled streets and 17th-century stone buildings.
- Town with about 1,110 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 980 feet (300 metres)
- …is also known as “Alston, Cumbria”
- Description: town in Cumbria, England
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alston Town Hall and Alston railway station.
Alston Town Hall
Alston Town Hall is a municipal building in Front Street, Alston, Cumbria, England.
Alston railway station
Alston is a heritage railway station on the South Tynedale Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayle and Bayles.
Ayle
Ayle is a village in Northumberland, England, situated to the north of Alston.
Alston
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Latitude
54.8125° or 54° 48′ 45″ north
Longitude
-2.441° or 2° 26′ 28″ west
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Alston” goes by many names.
AlstonAsturian
AlstonBasque
Alston (Cumbria)Basque
АлстонBulgarian
Alston, CumbriaCebuano
阿爾斯頓Chinese
AlstonDutch
AlstonIrish
Alston, CumbriaIrish
AlstonItalian
アルストン (カンブリア)Japanese
AlstonLadin
Alston i CumbriaNorwegian Nynorsk
آلستونPersian
آلستون، کامبریاPersian
AlstonPolish
AlstonRomanian
Alston, CumbriaRomanian
آلستون، کامبریاSouth Azerbaijani
AlstonSwedish
Alston, CumbriaSwedish
АлстонUkrainian
АльстонUkrainian
السٹن، کامبریاUrdu
AlstonVolapük
AlstonWelsh
Alston, CumbriaWelsh
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Cumbria: Highlights
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