Coniston, Cumbria

Coniston
Village and parish
Coniston
Coniston is located in Cumbria
Coniston
Coniston
Location within Cumbria
Population928 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSD2996
Civil parish
  • Coniston
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCONISTON
Postcode districtLA21
Dialling code015394
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°22′05″N 3°04′23″W / 54.368°N 3.073°W / 54.368; -3.073

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,[2] decreasing at the 2011 census to 928.[1] Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is in the southern part of the Lake District National Park,[3] between Coniston Water, the third longest lake in the Lake District, and Coniston Old Man.

Coniston is 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Barrow-in-Furness, 20 miles (32 km) west of Kendal and 42 miles (68 km) north of Lancaster.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Coniston Parish (E04002597)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Coniston Parish (16UG014)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey Map (1946) – Coniston Village, Accessed 18 July 2014.