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England | Cumbria and Lake District | Coniston
Coniston
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, 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. 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 chance to be buried in Westminster Abbey, instead being laid to rest in the churchyard of St Andrews, Coniston.
Overview
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, three miles from the village. The creation of the national park in the 1950s provided a further boost to tourism, with attractions such as the John Ruskin Museum and ferry services across the lake developing. Donald Campbell added to the profile of the village and lake when he died breaking the world water speed record in 1967, having already set the record at Dumbleyung Lake, Western Australia in 1964. His body and boat (Bluebird K7) were discovered by divers in 2000 and he was buried in the new graveyard on the outskirts of Coniston in 2001. A new wing has been built on the Ruskin Museum to accommodate the restored boat, the wing is being opened in late 2009 with the K7 arriving in late 2010/early 2011. 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. 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). Coniston is also an important local centre, with a secondary school (John Ruskin 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. The scenery around Coniston derives from Coniston Limestone and Borrowdale Volcanic rocks.
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