Alston Moor

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Alston Moor is a moor and civil parish in Cumbria, England, based around the small town of Alston. The parish has a population of 2,156 (2001 census). Apart from the town of Alston, the parish also includes the villages of Garrigill and Nenthead, along with the hamlets of Nenthall, Nentsberry, Galligill, Blagill, Ashgill, Ayle, Leadgate, Bayles and Raise.

Under the Local Government Act 1894, the parish, then known as Alston with Garrigill, which had previously been a rural sanitary district on its own, became one of the few single-parish rural districts. This remained in existence until 1974, when it became part of the Eden district. The parish is divided into the wards of Alston (which includes Leadgate), Garrgill and Nenthead.

The parish is drained by the River South Tyne whose source is located in the fells above Garrigill and also by the Rivers Nent and Black Burn which along with many other smaller streams flow into the Tyne. The Rivers Tees and Wear also have their sources on the borders of the parish.

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