Coniston
Coniston is a village 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 as well as Coniston Old Man; regarding 25 miles (40 km) north east of Barrow-in-Furness. Coniston is situated on the western coast 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, traditionally the location of ore as well as slate mining. Coniston's location therefore created as a farming town and transportation center, serving these areas. Coniston was positioned in the extremely north-west of the historic region of Lancashire, with Coniston Old Man creating the area's highest point. Today Coniston develops part of the Lake District National Park, the administrative area of Cumbria and the local government district of South Lakeland. Coniston belongs to the selecting ward called Coniston and also Crake Valley. The complete population of this ward as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,575.