Coniston
Coniston is a town and also civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it is located in the southerly part of the Lake District National Park, in between Coniston Water, the third lengthiest lake in the Lake District as well as Coniston Old Man; concerning 25 miles (40 kilometres) north east of Barrow-in-Furness. Coniston is situated 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 come down from the Coniston Fells, historically the place of ore as well as slate mining. Coniston's place hence created as a farming town and also transport hub, offering these areas. Coniston was situated in the very north-west of the historical region of Lancashire, with Coniston Old Man forming the area's highest point. Today Coniston creates part of the Lake District National Park, the administrative area of Cumbria as well as the local government area of South Lakeland. Coniston is part of the selecting ward called Coniston and also Crake Valley. The complete population of this ward as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,575.
