Coniston, Cumbria

Coniston
Village and parish
Coniston
Coniston is located in Cumbria
Coniston
Coniston
Location within Cumbria
Population928 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSD2996
Civil parish
  • Coniston
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCONISTON
Postcode districtLA21
Dialling code015394
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
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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.

Toponym

The village's name is derived from konungr, the Old Norse for king, and tūn the Old English] for farmstead or village, meaning the "King's estate";[4] Ekwall[5] it is speculated that this settlement could have been the centre of a 'small Scandinavian mountain kingdom'. By the 12th century, it was known as "Coningeston".[6]

History

Coniston grew as both a farming village, and to serve local copper and slate mines.[7] It grew in popularity as a tourist location during the Victorian era, thanks partially to the construction of a branch of the Furness Railway, which opened to passenger traffic in 1859 and terminated at Coniston railway station.[8]

The poet and social critic John Ruskin also popularised the village, buying the mansion Brantwood on the eastern side of Coniston Water in 1871. Before his death, he rejected the option to be buried in Westminster Abbey, instead being laid to rest in the churchyard of St Andrew's, Coniston. Ruskin Museum, established in 1901, is both a memorial to Ruskin and a local museum covering the history and heritage of Coniston Water and the Lake District.[9]

The philosopher R.G. Collingwood is buried in Coniston.

The painter Henry Robinson Hall lived and worked and was buried in Coniston.[10]

Donald Campbell added to the profile of the village and lake when he broke four World Water Speed Records on the lake in the 1950s. He died attempting to break the world water speed record for the eighth time in 1967, when his jet boat, "Bluebird K7", crashed at 290 mph (470 km/h), having already set the record for the seventh time at Dumbleyung Lake, Western Australia in 1964. His body and boat (Bluebird K7) were discovered and recovered by divers in 2001 and he was buried in the new graveyard in Coniston in September 2001. A new wing has been built at the Ruskin Museum to accommodate the fully restored Bluebird K7 boat. It opened in late 2009 with the K7 due to have arrived in late 2011 or early 2012.[11]

The whole village was powered by hydroelectricity during the 1920s but this became so heavily taxed that the people there were forced to return to the national grid. Since 7 March 2007 a hydro-electric scheme has been in use to power up to 300 homes; being sited near the original.[7]

Geography

Coniston is located on the western shore of the northern end of Coniston Water.[12] 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.[7] Coniston's location thus developed as a farming village and transport hub, serving these areas. Coniston was situated in the very north-west of the historic county of Lancashire, with Coniston Old Man forming the county's highest point.[13]

Mining

Two slate quarries still operate at Coniston, one in Coppermines Valley, the other at Brossen Stone on the east side of the Coniston Old Man. Both work Coniston's volcanic slates, being blue at Low-Brandy Crag in Coppermines Valley, and light green at Brossen Stone (bursting stone). The scenery around Coniston derives from Coniston Limestone and rocks of the Borrowdale Volcanic Group.

Governance

Coniston is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency, of which Tim Farron is the current MP representing the Liberal Democrats.[14][15]

Before Brexit, it was in the North West England European Parliamentary Constituency.

For Local Government purposes, Coniston is in the Coniston and Hawkshead ward of Westmorland and Furness Council.[16]

The total population of this ward as taken at the 2011 Census was 1,575.[17]

The village also has its own Parish Council.[18]

Leisure and tourism

The creation of the Lake District National Park in 1951 provided a boost to tourism, with attractions such as the Ruskin Museum and ferry services across the lake developing. Coniston is a popular spot for hill-walking and rock-climbing; there are fine walks to be had on the nearby Furness Fells and Grizedale Forest, and some of the finest rock in the Lake District on the eastern face of Dow Crag, 3 miles (4.8 km) from the village. The Grizedale Stages rally also takes place in Coniston, using the surrounding Grizedale and Broughton Moor (or Postlethwaite Allotment) forests. The village is also home to a number of hotels and two youth hostels, one at the edge of the village, the other in the nearby Coppermines Valley.

The village also has a football team, Coniston AFC, who play their home games at Coniston sports and social centre.

Transport

The main bus service in Coniston is a Stagecoach Cumbria service 505 which goes to Ambleside, Windermere and occasionally Kendal.[19]

Climate

As with the rest of the British Isles, Coniston experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. Rainfall is high, almost at 2,000 millimetres (79 in) a year. Temperature extremes have ranged from −15.2 °C (4.6 °F) during February 1986,[20] to 30.3 °C (86.5 °F) during August 1990.[21] The nearest Met Office weather station is Grizedale, around 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the South East.

Climate data for Grizedale: 91 m (299 ft) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1960–2007
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.2
(54.0) 		14.0
(57.2) 		19.4
(66.9) 		24.9
(76.8) 		26.5
(79.7) 		29.8
(85.6) 		30.2
(86.4) 		30.3
(86.5) 		26.7
(80.1) 		21.7
(71.1) 		16.4
(61.5) 		13.0
(55.4) 		30.3
(86.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4) 		7.4
(45.3) 		9.2
(48.6) 		12.0
(53.6) 		15.4
(59.7) 		17.5
(63.5) 		19.6
(67.3) 		19.2
(66.6) 		16.8
(62.2) 		12.9
(55.2) 		9.5
(49.1) 		7.0
(44.6) 		12.8
(55.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8) 		4.1
(39.4) 		5.6
(42.1) 		7.7
(45.9) 		10.5
(50.9) 		12.9
(55.2) 		15.0
(59.0) 		14.5
(58.1) 		12.3
(54.1) 		9.1
(48.4) 		6.2
(43.2) 		3.9
(39.0) 		8.8
(47.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1) 		0.8
(33.4) 		2.0
(35.6) 		3.2
(37.8) 		5.6
(42.1) 		8.2
(46.8) 		10.4
(50.7) 		9.8
(49.6) 		7.9
(46.2) 		5.4
(41.7) 		2.8
(37.0) 		0.8
(33.4) 		4.8
(40.6)
Record low °C (°F) −14.4
(6.1) 		−15.2
(4.6) 		−12.2
(10.0) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		1.1
(34.0) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		−9.8
(14.4) 		−14.2
(6.4) 		−15.2
(4.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 208.7
(8.22) 		182.1
(7.17) 		169.6
(6.68) 		121.5
(4.78) 		111.4
(4.39) 		105.3
(4.15) 		112.5
(4.43) 		137.4
(5.41) 		148.8
(5.86) 		224.7
(8.85) 		218.1
(8.59) 		239.3
(9.42) 		1,977.8
(77.87)
Average precipitation days 17.6 15.2 15.8 14.5 12.6 13.5 12.7 13.8 14.1 17.9 19.5 17.9 185.1
Source 1: Météo Climat[22]
Source 2: KNMI (extremes)[23]
Climate data for Grizedale 91m asl, 1971–2000, Extremes 1960– (Weather Station 2.5 mi (4 km) SE of Coniston)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.2
(54.0) 		14.0
(57.2) 		19.4
(66.9) 		24.9
(76.8) 		26.5
(79.7) 		29.8
(85.6) 		30.1
(86.2) 		30.3
(86.5) 		26.7
(80.1) 		21.7
(71.1) 		16.4
(61.5) 		13.0
(55.4) 		30.3
(86.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2) 		6.6
(43.9) 		8.6
(47.5) 		11.3
(52.3) 		15.0
(59.0) 		17.2
(63.0) 		19.2
(66.6) 		18.8
(65.8) 		16.0
(60.8) 		12.8
(55.0) 		9.1
(48.4) 		7.1
(44.8) 		12.3
(54.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.2
(32.4) 		0.4
(32.7) 		1.5
(34.7) 		2.6
(36.7) 		4.8
(40.6) 		7.7
(45.9) 		9.8
(49.6) 		9.6
(49.3) 		7.8
(46.0) 		5.1
(41.2) 		2.4
(36.3) 		1.0
(33.8) 		4.4
(39.9)
Record low °C (°F) −14.4
(6.1) 		−15.2
(4.6) 		−12.2
(10.0) 		−6
(21) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		1.1
(34.0) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		−9.8
(14.4) 		−14.2
(6.4) 		−15.2
(4.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 199.48
(7.85) 		147.56
(5.81) 		171.31
(6.74) 		97.43
(3.84) 		89.89
(3.54) 		102.37
(4.03) 		114.14
(4.49) 		142.84
(5.62) 		156.36
(6.16) 		208.18
(8.20) 		196.1
(7.72) 		214.35
(8.44) 		1,902.57
(74.90)
Source 1: YR.NO[24]
Source 2: Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute[25]

Services

Coniston is also an important local centre, with a secondary school (John Ruskin School), primary school (Coniston Church of England Primary School), bank, petrol station and other such services. It has also repeatedly been highly placed in the Village of the Year award, winning it in 1997.

Twinning

The village is twinned with Illiers-Combray.[26] The French village is associated with Marcel Proust for whom Ruskin's work was a source of inspiration.

  • St Andrew's Church
    St Andrew's Church
  • Yewdale Hotel
    Yewdale Hotel
  • Black Bull
    Black Bull
  • Church Beck
    Church Beck
  • Farmstead near Coniston
    Farmstead near Coniston
  • Tarn Hows Cottage
    Tarn Hows Cottage
  • View over Coniston Water
    View over Coniston Water
  • Yew Tree Farm
    Yew Tree Farm
  • Old Dog House
    Old Dog House
  • Village from Old Man
    Village from Old Man

See also

References

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Coniston Parish (E04002597)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Coniston Parish (16UG014)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey Map (1946) – Coniston Village, Accessed 18 July 2014.
  4. ^ "English Place-names by Heikki Rajala, Innervate – University of Nottinghamshire, vol. 2, 2009–2010" (PDF). www.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  5. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1922). The place-names of Lancashire. Manchester: Chetham Society.
  6. ^ Whaley, Diana (2006). A dictionary of Lake District place-names. Nottingham: English Place-Name Society. pp. lx, 423 p.80–81. ISBN 0904889726.
  7. ^ a b c The Story of Coniston, 2nd edition, by Alastair Cameron and Elizabeth Brown, privately published, Coniston 2003.
  8. ^ The Coniston Railway by Robert Western, Oakwood Press, Usk 2007. (ISBN 978-0-85361-667-2)
  9. ^ W. G. Collingwood (1893) The Life of John Ruskin (2 vols.) (Methuen) (The Life of John Ruskin, sixth edition (1905))
  10. ^ Census Returns of England and Wales for 1921, the National Archives, Kew (Surrey) 1921.
  11. ^ "Ruskin Museum". ruskinmuseum.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  12. ^ "Coniston". Lake District Hotel and Information Guide. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Lancashire Walks, Coniston" (PDF). Lancashire Walks. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  14. ^ "Tim Farron". theyworkforyou.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013.
  15. ^ "Westmorland & Lonsdale general election 2019".
  16. ^ "Westmorland and Furness Council wards map" (PDF).
  17. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  18. ^ "Coniston Parish Council". 16 January 2023.
  19. ^ "CNL Winter 23 Lakes by Bus" (PDF). stagecoachbus.com.
  20. ^ "1986 temperature". KNMI. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  21. ^ "1990 temperature". KNMI. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  22. ^ "United Kingdom climate normals 1991-2020". Météo Climat. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  23. ^ "KNMI - Grizedale minimum temperature time series". KNMI. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  24. ^ "Grizedale Climate". YR.NO. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  25. ^ "Grizedale Extremes". KNMI. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  26. ^ Addison, Mike (2014). "Coniston toasts its twin towns". Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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