Coniston is a village as well as civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies in the southerly part of the Lake District National Park, between Coniston Water, the third lengthiest lake in the Lake District and also Coniston Old Man; concerning 25 miles (40 km) north east 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 as well as Yewdale Beck, which come down from the Coniston Fells, historically the area of ore and slate mining. Coniston's area hence established as a farming town and also transportation hub, offering these locations. Coniston was situated in the extremely north-west of the historic county of Lancashire, with Coniston Old Man creating the region's acme. Today Coniston forms part of the Lake District National Park, the management region of Cumbria and also the local government area of South Lakeland. Coniston belongs to the electoral ward called Coniston and Crake Valley. The total population of this ward as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,575.