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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Coniston.-- vil. with ry. sta., N. Lancashire, on W. side of Coniston Water, 6 miles SW. of Ambleside and 283 miles NW. of London; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; is charmingly situated about ½ mile from W. margin of C. Lake, at foot of Old Man Mountain, and is one of the chief centres of tourists to the Lake District. In vicinity of vil. is a picturesque gully, running up into the hills, called Coniston Gill Hole.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Lancashire AncC |
| Place: | Coniston |
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