Alston Moore & Upper Weardale 1903

One Inch Sheet 25 Alston Moor & Upper Weardale 1903 - published 2001; intro by Robert Forsythe. ISBN.978-1-84151-233-4

There are parts of 5 counties on this map: Cumberland and Durham are the principal constituents, but there are also sections of Northumberland and Westmorland and, at the foot, a tiny fragment of Yorkshire. Our author Robert Forsythe describes it as at the core of the Pennines, and with upper Weardale running through it, thisis a dramatic landscape. Coverage stretches from Alston eastward to Eastgate, and southward to Widdybank Fell. On the reverse is a map of Bolt's Burn, topday better known as Rookhope, and a feature of both maps is the group of remarkable railways that ran here.

It is not possible to list the many hamlets, farmsteads and other topographical features shown on these maps. However, you may find it useful if we list the towns and principal villages or church parishes that are included on this map