Coniston
Coniston is a town and civil parish in the Furness area 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 eastern of Barrow-in-Furness. Coniston is situated on the western shore of the north end of Coniston Water. It sits at the mouth of Coppermines Valley as well as Yewdale Beck, which descend from the Coniston Fells, traditionally the location of ore and also slate mining. Coniston's location thus developed as a farming village 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 forming the county's acme. Today Coniston creates part of the Lake District National Park, the administrative county of Cumbria and the city government area of South Lakeland. Coniston is part of the selecting ward called Coniston and also Crake Valley. The total population of this ward as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,575.