Torver

Torver
Torver
	Torver Deli and The Wilson Arms public house
	Torver Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	SD283941
Civil parish	Torver;
District	South Lakeland;
Shire county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CONISTON
Postcode district	LA21
Dialling code	015394
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°20′13″N 3°06′07″W / 54.337°N 3.102°W

Torver is a hamlet and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of the village of Coniston and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Coniston Water. Owing to the minimal population details are maintained under the parish of Blawith and Subberthwaite.

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.

See also