Coniston, Cumbria

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Coniston is a village in Cumbria

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Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Coniston within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Coniston in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Coniston.-- vil. with ry. sta., N. Lancashire, on W. side of Coniston Water, 6 miles SW. of Ambleside and 283 miles NW. of London; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; is charmingly situated about ½ mile from W. margin of C. Lake, at foot of Old Man Mountain, and is one of the chief centres of tourists to the Lake District. In vicinity of vil. is a picturesque gully, running up into the hills, called Coniston Gill Hole.

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Church Coniston, township, Ulverston par., NW. Lancashire, 3½ miles W. of Hawkshead, 7424 ac. (199 water), pop. 965; P.O., T.O., called Coniston.

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Coniston, or Coniston Lake, ry. terminus, N. Lancashire, 10 miles NE. of Foxfield Junction.

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