Coniston
Coniston is a village and also civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it is located in the southern part of the Lake District National Park, in between Coniston Water, the third longest lake in the Lake District and Coniston Old Man; about 25 miles (40 km) north east 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 come down from the Coniston Fells, historically the location of ore and also slate mining. Coniston's location therefore created as a farming town as well as transportation center, offering these areas. Coniston was located in the really north-west of the historical area of Lancashire, with Coniston Old Man forming the area's highest point. Today Coniston forms part of the Lake District National Park, the management region of Cumbria and the local government area of South Lakeland. Coniston becomes part of the electoral ward called Coniston and also Crake Valley. The overall population of this ward as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,575.
