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| '''Torver''' is a hamlet in the ] district of ] three miles (5 km) south-west of the village of ] and a mile (0.5 km) to the west of ] ({{gbmapping|SD284941}}). For local government |
'''Torver''' is a hamlet in the ] district of ] three miles (5 km) south-west of the village of ] and a mile (0.5 km) to the west of ] ({{gbmapping|SD284941}}). For local government purposes it is located in the ] of ] and the district of ] | ||
| Farming has always played an important part in Torver's history, though ] mining increased when the ] branch of the ] was opened in the ] (it subsequently closed in ]). Nowadays, the hamlet remains a starting point for many walks around the ] and ], an area popularised by ]. | Farming has always played an important part in Torver's history, though ] mining increased when the ] branch of the ] was opened in the ] (it subsequently closed in ]). Nowadays, the hamlet remains a starting point for many walks around the ] and ], an area popularised by ]. | ||
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Torver is a hamlet in the Furness district of Lancashire three miles (5 km) south-west of the village of Coniston and a mile (0.5 km) to the west of Coniston Water (grid reference SD284941). For local government purposes it is located in the administrative county of Cumbria and the district of South Lakeland
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.
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