Coniston
Coniston is a town and 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 also Coniston Old Man; about 25 miles (40 kilometres) north eastern of Barrow-in-Furness. Coniston is located on the western shore of the north end of Coniston Water. It rests at the mouth of Coppermines Valley as well as Yewdale Beck, which descend from the Coniston Fells, traditionally the area of ore and slate mining. Coniston's place thus established as a farming village and transport center, offering these areas. Coniston was positioned in the really north-west of the historical region of Lancashire, with Coniston Old Man creating the region's acme. Today Coniston creates part of the Lake District National Park, the management area of Cumbria and also the city government district of South Lakeland. Coniston is part of the electoral ward called Coniston and Crake Valley. The complete population of this ward as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,575.
