Coniston
Coniston is a town as well as civil parish in the Furness area 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 also 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 descend from the Coniston Fells, traditionally the place of ore and also slate mining. Coniston's location thus established as a farming town and also transport hub, serving these areas. Coniston was situated in the very north-west of the historic region of Lancashire, with Coniston Old Man creating the region's acme. Today Coniston creates part of the Lake District National Park, the administrative region of Cumbria and also the city government district of South Lakeland. Coniston becomes part of the selecting ward called Coniston as well as Crake Valley. The total population of this ward as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,575.
