Coniston
Coniston is a town and also 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 3rd lengthiest lake in the Lake District and Coniston Old Man; concerning 25 miles (40 kilometres) north east of Barrow-in-Furness. Coniston is located on the western coast of the northern end of Coniston Water. It rests at the mouth of Coppermines Valley and also Yewdale Beck, which descend from the Coniston Fells, traditionally the place of ore as well as slate mining. Coniston's area thus developed as a farming town as well as transportation hub, serving these locations. Coniston was located in the very north-west of the historic region of Lancashire, with Coniston Old Man creating the region'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 Crake Valley. The complete population of this ward as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,575.
