Difference between revisions of "Torver"
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|county=Lancashire | |county=Lancashire | ||
| + | |picture=Torver Deli and The Wilson Arms (geograph 3627372).jpg | ||
| + | |picture caption=Torver Deli and ''The Wilson Arms'' | ||
| + | |os grid ref=SD283941 | ||
|latitude=54.33741 | |latitude=54.33741 | ||
|longitude=-3.10272 | |longitude=-3.10272 | ||
|post town=Coniston | |post town=Coniston | ||
|postcode=LA21 | |postcode=LA21 | ||
| + | |dialling code=01539 | ||
|LG district=South Lakeland | |LG district=South Lakeland | ||
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| − | '''Torver''' is a hamlet and parish in the [[Lancashire]] [[Lake District]] three miles south-west of the village of [[Coniston]] and a mile west of [[Coniston Water]]. | + | '''Torver''' is a hamlet and parish in the [[Lancashire]] [[Lake District]] three miles south-west of the village of [[Coniston]] and a mile west of [[Coniston Water]]. The [[Torver Beck]] runs through the hamlet and south-westwards down to Coniston Water. |
| − | Farming has always played an important part in Torver's history, though slate mining increased when the Coniston branch of the Furness Railway was opened in the 19th century (it subsequently closed in 1958). Nowadays, the hamlet remains a starting point for many walks around the [[ | + | Farming has always played an important part in Torver's history, though slate mining increased when the Coniston branch of the Furness Railway was opened in the 19th century (it subsequently closed in 1958). Nowadays, the hamlet remains a starting point for many walks around the [[Dunnerdale]] to the west and [[Coniston Water]] to the east, an area eulogised by William Wordsworth. |
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Latest revision as of 17:39, 14 May 2017
| Torver | |
| Lancashire | |
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.jpg) Torver Deli and The Wilson Arms | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SD283941 |
| Location: | 54°20’15"N, 3°6’10"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Coniston |
| Postcode: | LA21 |
| Dialling code: | 01539 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Westmorland and Lonsdale |
Torver is a hamlet and parish in the Lancashire Lake District three miles south-west of the village of Coniston and a mile west of Coniston Water. The Torver Beck runs through the hamlet and south-westwards down to Coniston Water.
Farming has always played an important part in Torver's history, though slate mining increased when the Coniston branch of the Furness Railway was opened in the 19th century (it subsequently closed in 1958). Nowadays, the hamlet remains a starting point for many walks around the Dunnerdale to the west and Coniston Water to the east, an area eulogised by William Wordsworth.
