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Coniston
Coniston is a village as well as civil parish in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies in the southern part of the Lake District National Park, in between Coniston Water, the 3rd lengthiest lake in the Lake District and Coniston Old Man; about 25 miles (40 kilometres) north eastern of Barrow-in-Furness. Coniston is located on the western coast of the northern 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 place of ore and slate mining. Coniston's location hence created as a farming town and also transportation hub, offering these locations. Coniston was situated in the very north-west of the historical region of Lancashire, with Coniston Old Man creating the county's highest point. Today Coniston forms part of the Lake District National Park, the administrative area of Cumbria and the city government district of South Lakeland. Coniston becomes part of the selecting ward called Coniston as well as Crake Valley. The complete population of this ward as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,575.