Coniston

Coniston is a picturesque lakeside village in the . Coniston sits next to Coniston Water, the Lake District's third largest lake is the home to many attempts at the world water speed record.
Photo: Tompage02, Public domain.
  • Type: Village with 928 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Conistan” and “Coniston, Cumbria”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ruskin Museum and Brantwood.

Museum
The is a small local museum in Coniston, , northern England.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a historic house museum in , England, overlooking .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hawkshead Hill.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the… is situated 2½ miles east of Coniston.

Coniston

Latitude
54.3689° or 54° 22′ 8″ north
Longitude
-3.0755° or 3° 4′ 32″ west
Population
928
Elevation
194 feet (59 metres)
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GB CIS
Open location code
9C6R9W9F+HQ
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Coniston” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կոնիստոն”
  • Basque: “Coniston (Cumbria)”
  • Basque: “Coniston”
  • Belarusian: “Коністан”
  • Cebuano: “Coniston”
  • Chinese: “科尼斯頓 (坎布里亞)”
  • Chinese: “科尼斯顿 (坎布里亚)”
  • Chinese: “科尼斯顿”
  • Dutch: “Coniston”
  • French: “Coniston”
  • Georgian: “კონისტონი”
  • German: “Coniston”
  • Hebrew: “קוניסטון”
  • Irish: “Coniston”
  • Italian: “Coniston”
  • Ladin: “Coniston”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Coniston (Cumbria)”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Coniston”
  • Persian: “کنیستون، کامبریا”
  • Polish: “Coniston”
  • Russian: “Конистон”
  • Slovenian: “Coniston”
  • Spanish: “Coniston”
  • Swedish: “Coniston, Cumbria”
  • Swedish: “Coniston”
  • Turkish: “Coniston, Cumbria”
  • Ukrainian: “Коністон”
  • Urdu: “کونیسٹن، کامبریا”
  • Welsh: “Coniston”
  • “Coniston”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Dixon Ground and Silverbank.

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