Village and parish in England
Coniston
Coniston is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England.
In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,058, decreasing at the 2011 census to 928. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is in the southern part of the Lake District National Park, between Coniston Water, the third longest lake in the Lake District, and Coniston Old Man.
How locals move
Getting around Coniston the local way
- Get inA pleasant alternative is via the Windermere Ferry which takes about 10 minutes to cross Windermere Lake from Bowness to Far Sawrey.
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