Coniston is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, six miles south-west of the town of Ambleside, 37 miles south of the major city of Carlisle, 110 miles south of Edinburgh, 200 miles north of Cardiff, and 232 miles north-west of London. Coniston was historically in the county of Lancashire. Coniston falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA21 postcode district. The post town for Coniston is Coniston.
Coniston is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Westmorland and Furness |
Coniston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Coniston is LA21 8DU.
Coniston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA21 postcode district.
The post town for Coniston is Coniston. Coniston is in the LA21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Coniston.
The centre of Coniston is located at position 54.36932° latitude and -3.0758° longitude.
Latitude | 54.36932° |
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Longitude | -3.0758° |
The centre of Coniston is located at the grid reference easting 330204 and northing 497624 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 330204 |
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Northing | 497624 |
Position of Coniston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Coniston to the centre of the town.
Position of Coniston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Coniston to the centre of the city.