Coniston
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Relating to Coniston, Cumbria, England
- Coniston, CumbriaConiston, CumbriaConiston is a village and civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. It is located 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; about north east of Barrow-in-Furness.-Geography and...
, a village - Coniston Fells, a chain of hills and mountains in the Furness FellsFurness FellsThe Furness Fells are those hills and mountains in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, the Furness Fells or High Furness is the name given to the upland part of Furness, that is, that part of Furness lying north of the line between Ulverston and Ireleth...
, in the Lake District- Coniston Old Man (also called the Old Man of ConistonOld Man of ConistonThe Old Man of Coniston is a fell in the Furness Fells in the English Lake District. It is high, and lies to the west of the village of Coniston and the lake of the same name, Coniston Water. The fell is sometimes known by the alternate name of Coniston Old Man, or simply The Old Man...
), the highest peak in the Coniston Fells.
- Coniston Old Man (also called the Old Man of Coniston
- Coniston WaterConiston WaterConiston Water in Cumbria, England is the third largest lake in the English Lake District. It is five miles long, half a mile wide, has a maximum depth of 184 feet , and covers an area of . The lake has an elevation of 143 feet above sea level...
, a lake in the Lake District - Coniston LimestoneConiston LimestoneConiston Limestone is the sedimentary rock formation around Coniston in the English Lake District, and forms part of the Windermere Supergroup. It is late Ordovician or possibly early Silurian in age and rests unconformably upon the Borrowdale Volcanic Group of rocks, which subsided beneath the...
, the sedimentary rock formation around Coniston
In Australia
- Coniston (Northern Territory), a cattle station
- Coniston massacreConiston massacreThe Coniston massacre, which took place from 14 August to 18 October 1928 near the Coniston cattle station, Northern Territory, Australia, was the last known massacre of Indigenous Australians. People of the Warlpiri, Anmatyerre and Kaytetye groups were killed...
, 1928 - Coniston, New South WalesConiston, New South WalesConiston is a suburb of Wollongong in New South Wales.Coniston has one public primary school, east of the railway, and its main street is Gladstone Avenue which is the business center of the suburb. The suburb has a beach, Coniston Beach, to the east of Wollongong Golf Course, and Coniston railway...
- Coniston railway station, New South WalesConiston railway station, New South Wales-Transport links:Premier Illawarra runs five routes via Coniston railway station:*10 - Wollongong Loop.*11 - Wollongong Loop.*23 - Between North Beach and Figtree.*24 - Between North Beach and Figtree....
- Coniston, Tasmania, a town in the Derwent Valley
United States
- Coniston, CaliforniaConiston, CaliforniaConiston is an unincorporated community in Yolo County, California. It is located on the Sacramento Northern Railroad west of Clarksburg, at an elevation of 3 feet ....
- Camp ConistonCamp ConistonCamp Coniston of the YMCA is situated on Lake Coniston , in Croydon, New Hampshire. It is located on the former site of Camp Interlaken for Girls. The camp encompasses more than and occupies the entire shoreline of the lake....
, Croydon, New Hamspshire