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Coniston, Cumbria history

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Coniston grew as both a farming village, and to serve local copper and slate mines. It grew in popularity as a tourist location during the Victorian era. Poet John Ruskin popularised the village, buying the mansion Brantwood in 1871. Donald Campbell died attempting to break the world water speed record for the eighth time in 1967, when his jet boat crashed.

Coniston, Cumbria etymology

Coniston was called “Coningeston” in the 12th century, a name derived from konungr, the Old Norse for king, and tūn the Old English for farmstead or village. This would give the village the title of “The king’s estate” Ekwall speculated this town could have been the centre of a ‘small Scandinavian mountain kingdom’

Coniston, Cumbria geography / climate

Coniston is located on the western shore of the northern end of Coniston Water. It sits at the mouth of Coppermines Valley and Yewdale Beck, which descend from the Coniston Fells, historically the location of ore and slate mining. Coniston’s location developed as a farming village and transport hub.

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Best Coniston, Cumbria places to visit

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Coniston, Cumbria has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Coniston, Cumbria’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Coniston, Cumbria’s information audio spots:

St Luke’s Church, Torver St Luke’s Church is in the village of Torver, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Coniston Water Coniston Water is the third-largest lake in the Lake District by volume. It is five miles long by half a mile wide (8 km by 800 m) and covers an area of 1.89 square miles (4.9 km) The lake has a maximum depth of 184 feet (56 m) above sea level. It drains to the sea via the River Crake.

Tarn Hows Tarn Hows is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Lake District National Park. It is fed at its northern end by a series of valley and basin mires. The area features in the map of Forza Horizon 4.

Lawson Park Lawson Park is a remote English Lake District hillfarm, leased by Grizedale Arts. It is situated opposite the village of Coniston overlooking Coniston Water. A major refurbishment by architects Sutherland Hussey in 2007/8/9 has seen the farm transformed into a residency and office base.

Carron Crag Carron Crag is a small fell in Grizedale Forest with a height of 314 metres (1,030 ft) Adjacent to the trig point is a large panopticon sculpture, one of over 70 in the forest. It is the subject of a chapter of The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.

Brantwood Brantwood is a historic house museum in Cumbria, England, overlooking Coniston Water. It has been the home of a number of prominent people, including John Ruskin. The house and grounds are administered by a charitable trust.

Ruskin Museum The Ruskin Museum is a small local museum in Coniston, Cumbria. It was established in 1901 by W. G. Collingwood, an artist and antiquarian who had worked as secretary to art critic John Ruskin. The museum is both a memorial to Ruskin and a local museum covering the history and heritage of Coniston Water and the Lake District.

Old Man of Coniston The Old Man of Coniston is a fell in the Furness Fells in the Cumbria, English Lake District. It is the highest point (county top) of the historic county of Lancashire. The mountain is popular with tourists and fell-walkers with a number of well-marked paths.

Brim Fell Brim Fell is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands to the west of Coniston village in the southern part of the District.

Holme Fell Holme Fell or Holm Fell is a fell in the Lake District in Cumbria. It is located between Coniston Water and Little Langdale, almost isolated from the neighbouring Coniston Fells by Yewdale Beck.

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