Description
Alston, a township in the ecclesiastical district of Longridge, Lancashire, 6 1/2 miles from Preston, and 2 from Longridge station. Acreage, 2040; population, 1816. A chief residence is Alston Lodge. Post town, Longridge. New Town is a hamlet in this township.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
