Changes

Historically, the main industry in the local area was copper mining, which began during the reign of [[Elizabeth I]] (reigned 1558-1603) and lasted until the 1950s.

Historically, the main industry in the local area was copper mining, which began during the reign of [[Elizabeth I]] (reigned 1558-1603) and lasted until the 1950s.

==Old Man of Coniston==

==Old Man of Coniston==

The '''Old Man of Coniston''', sometimes called the '''Coniston Old Man''',<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/cumbria/lake-district/articles/things-to-do-in-lake-district/  The 19 best things to do in the Lake District]</ref> is the highest point within the traditional county [[Lancashire]].<ref>[https://www.forl.co.uk/online-resources/lancashire-county-palatine Lancashire County Palatine - Friends of Real Lancashire]</ref> It has a height of 2,632.62 feet (802.42 m) above sea-level. It sits 1.82 miles from the village. According to the Aetherius society, a new religious movement founded by [[Shropshire]]-born George King (1919-1997) and based in [[London]] and [[Los Angeles]], the Old Man of Coniston is one of the world's 19 sacred mountains (alongside 4 other peaks in England, and various mountains in Scotland, Wales, France, Switzerland, the USA and New Zealand).

The '''Old Man of Coniston''', sometimes called the '''Coniston Old Man''',<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/cumbria/lake-district/articles/things-to-do-in-lake-district/  The 19 best things to do in the Lake District]</ref> is the highest point within the traditional county [[Lancashire]].<ref>[https://www.forl.co.uk/online-resources/lancashire-county-palatine Lancashire County Palatine - Friends of Real Lancashire]</ref> It has a height of 2,632.62 feet (802.42 m) above sea-level. It sits 1.82 miles from the village. According to the Aetherius society, a [[new religious movement]] founded by [[Shropshire]]-born George King (1919-1997) and based in [[London]] and [[Los Angeles]], the Old Man of Coniston is one of the world's 19 sacred mountains (alongside 4 other peaks in England, and various mountains in Scotland, Wales, France, Switzerland, the USA and New Zealand).

==References==

==References==

{{reflist}}

{{reflist}}

[[Category:Settlements in Lancashire]]

[[Category:Settlements in Lancashire]]