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Alston

town in Cumbria, England
Place town Q2560190
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Summary

Alston is a town[1].

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Alston Moor[2]
  • Country: United Kingdom[3]
  • Instance of: market town[4]
  • Postal code: CA9[5]
  • Local dialing code: 01434[6]
  • OS grid reference: NY716462[7]
  • Population: 1128[8]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11]
  • Elevation above sea level: 300 m[12]
  • Historic county: Cumberland[13]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Alston include alstonite[14], a mineral species[15].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Alston include alstonite[14], a mineral species[15].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Alston Moor
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 54.81, 'lon': -2.441}
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Population → {'amount': '+1128'}
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48912|batch #48912]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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