town · Coniston and Hawkshead
Coniston
The village under the Old Man, at the foot of Coniston Water.
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. 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.
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Coniston Water
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Surface area: 4.7 km² (1.8 sq mi) · Length: 8.8 km (5.5 mi)
The lake under the Coniston fells, with Brantwood on the east shore and the Gondola on the water.
The Old Man of Coniston
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802 m (2,633 ft) · Strenuous
802 m fell above Coniston.
Tarn Hows
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A landscaped tarn above Coniston and Hawkshead, an easy walk from the car park.