Alston

Summary

Alston is a town^[1]. Alston ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (880 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alston is located in Alston Moor^[3].
• Alston is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Alston's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Alston's instance of is recorded as market town^[6].
• Alston's postal code is recorded as CA9^[7].
• Alston's Commons category is recorded as Alston, Cumbria^[8].
• Alston's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[9].
• Alston's local dialing code is recorded as 01434^[10].
• Alston's OS grid reference is recorded as NY716462^[11].
• Alston's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.81, 'lon': -2.441}^[12].
• Alston's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alston, Cumbria^[13].
• Alston has a population of {'amount': '+1128'}^[14].
• Alston's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Alston's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[16].
• Alston's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• Alston sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+300'}^[18].
• Alston's historic county is recorded as Cumberland^[19].

Body

Geography

Alston is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Alston is located in Alston Moor^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Alston sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+300'}^[18]. Alston has a population of {'amount': '+1128'}^[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[5] and market town^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Alston include alstonite^[20], a mineral species^[21].

Why It Matters

Alston ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (880 views/month).^[2] Alston has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] Alston is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]

Entities named for Alston include alstonite^[20], a mineral species^[21].