Alston Moor
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Alston Moor is a remote upland civil parish and former mining area in Cumbria, England, known for its rugged moorland landscape and historic lead-mining heritage within the North Pennines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alston Moor canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil parish
ⓘ
former mining area ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
County Durham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Alston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garrigill NERFINISHED ⓘ Nenthead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drainedBy | River South Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationClass | upland area ⓘ |
| geology |
Carboniferous rocks
ⓘ
mineral veins ⓘ |
| governingBody | Alston Moor Parish Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
mining heritage trails
ⓘ
scenic moorland walks ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
remote
ⓘ
upland ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
cool
ⓘ
wet ⓘ |
| hasCurrentActivity |
outdoor recreation
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | conservation area (parts) ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory |
mineral extraction
ⓘ
quarrying ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
former smelt mills
ⓘ
historic mine workings ⓘ mining heritage sites ⓘ |
| hasIndustryHistory |
lead mining
ⓘ
silver mining ⓘ zinc mining ⓘ |
| hasLandscape | moorland ⓘ |
| hasLandUseHistory |
mineral exploitation
ⓘ
pastoral farming ⓘ |
| hasTopography |
high plateau
ⓘ
valley of the River South Tyne ⓘ |
| hasTransportHistory | Alston branch railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic mining heritage
ⓘ
lead mining ⓘ rugged landscape ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumbria
ⓘ
England ⓘ North Pennines NERFINISHED ⓘ North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eden District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Pennine Orefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.