Coniston, Cumbria

Coniston
Village and parish
Coniston
Coniston Location within Cumbria
Population	928 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SD2996
Civil parish	Coniston
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CONISTON
Postcode district	LA21
Dialling code	015394
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°22′05″N 3°04′23″W / 54.368°N 3.073°W / 54.368; -3.073

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,^[2] decreasing at the 2011 census to 928.^[1] Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is in the southern part of the Lake District National Park,^[3] 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.