Torver
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| Torver | |
| Lancashire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Location: | 54°20’15"N, 3°6’10"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Coniston |
| Postcode: | LA21 |
| Dialling code: | 015394 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
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.
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 Duddon Valley and Coniston Water, an area popularised by William Wordsworth.
