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Coniston, Cumbria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (377 words) |
 | Coniston is a village in the region of Furness, the area of Lancashire that moved into the administrative county of Cumbria, in the United Kingdom. |
| Coniston grew as both a farming village, and to serve local copper and slate mines. |
| Coniston is a popular spot for hill-walking and rock-climbing; there are fine walks to be had on the nearby Furness Fells and Grizedale Forest, and some of the finest rock in the Lake District on the eastern face of Dow Crag, three miles from the village. |
| Lake District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3550 words) |
| The south of this region is lower forests and knolls, with Kirkby Moor on the southern boundary. |
| The South Eastern area is the territory between Coniston Water and Windermere and east of Windermere. |
| The line to Coniston opened in 1848 (although until 1857 this was only linked to the national network with ferries between Fleetwood and Barrow-in-Furness); the line from Penrith through Keswick to Cockermouth in 1865; and the line to Lakeside at the foot of Windermere in 1869. |
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