Coniston - Izeria

Coniston est un village de la péninsule de Furness en Cumbria, en Angleterre. Il se trouve au bord du lac appelé Coniston Water au sud du Parc national du Lake District. John Ruskin rendit le village célèbre : il finit sa vie dans la résidence de Brantwood qu'il avait achetée et est enterré dans le cimetière du village. Donald Campbell mourut sur le lac en essayant de battre un nouveau record du monde de vitesse sur l'eau en 1967. Sa dépouille fut repêchée du lac en 2001, et Campbell est maintenant enterré dans le cimetière de Coniston.

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Coniston, Cumbria

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, decreasing at the 2011 census to 928. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is 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. 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.

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John Ruskin School

John Ruskin School (JRS) is an 11–16 school on Lake Road in Coniston, Cumbria. The school is part of the Rural Academy, a group of nine small schools in Cumbria which was awarded Technology College status in 2004, and a member of the South Lakes Federation of Schools. According to a 2009 Ofsted report, "It capitalises on its small size by providing a very welcoming and friendly ethos where relationships are very good and students and staff know each other well." It was classed as a good school and was noted for outstanding attendance and behaviour.

Ruskin Museum

The Ruskin Museum is a small local museum in Coniston, Cumbria, northern England. It was established in 1901 by W. G. Collingwood, an artist and antiquarian who had worked as secretary to art critic John Ruskin. The museum is both a memorial to Ruskin and a local museum covering the history and heritage of Coniston Water and the Lake District. The museum is a registered charity in England & Wales, constituted as The Coniston Institute and Ruskin Museum.

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Cat Bank

Cat Bank is a hamlet in Cumbria, England.

Coniston railway station (England)

Coniston railway station was the northern terminus of the Coniston branch line in the village of Coniston, Lancashire, England (now in Cumbria).