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Coniston
Coniston is a village and also civil parish in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies in the southern part of the Lake District National Park, in between Coniston Water, the 3rd longest lake in the Lake District as well as Coniston Old Man; about 25 miles (40 km) north eastern of Barrow-in-Furness. Coniston is situated on the western shore of the northern end of Coniston Water. It sits at the mouth of Coppermines Valley and Yewdale Beck, which descend from the Coniston Fells, traditionally the area of ore and also slate mining. Coniston's location thus established as a farming village as well as transport hub, offering these locations. Coniston was situated in the very north-west of the historical region of Lancashire, with Coniston Old Man developing the county's acme. Today Coniston forms part of the Lake District National Park, the administrative area of Cumbria and the city government area of South Lakeland. Coniston belongs to the selecting ward called Coniston and also Crake Valley. The complete population of this ward as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,575.