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Coniston Water

British  
/ ˈkɒnɪstən /

noun

  1. a lake in NW England, in Cumbria: scene of the establishment of world water speed records by Sir Malcolm Campbell (1939) and his son Donald Campbell (1959). Length: 8 km (5 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Ruskin Museum is aiming to run Bluebird again on Coniston Water at some point next year when it will be piloted by Australian Dave Warby, son of the late-water speed world-record holder Ken Warby.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2025

Having been recovered from the bottom of Coniston Water 34 years later, it was rebuilt by a team of engineers on Tyneside.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2024

The hydroplane's wreckage was recovered from Coniston Water in 2001 by engineer Bill Smith.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2024

Donald Campbell, a forty-six-year-old serial speed-record holder, died while attempting to break his own world water-speed record, on Coniston Water, in the Lake District.

From The New Yorker Feb. 25, 2019

The road to Brantwood from Coniston runs under the shade of beautiful trees, at the head of Coniston Water.

From What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association by Home, Gordon

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