Torver

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | static_image_name = Torver Deli and The Wilson Arms (geograph 3627372).jpg | static_image_caption = Torver Deli and ''The Wilson Arms'' public house | coordinates = {{coord|54.337|-3.102|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Torver | population = | population_ref = | civil_parish = Torver |unitary_england= Westmorland and Furness |lieutenancy_england= Cumbria | region = North West England | constituency_westminster = Westmorland and Lonsdale | post_town = CONISTON | postcode_district = LA21 | postcode_area = LA | dial_code = 015394 | os_grid_reference = SD283941 | pushpin_map = United Kingdom South Lakeland | pushpin_map_caption = Location in South Lakeland }}

'''Torver''' is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority of Cumbria, England, {{convert|3|mi|km}} south west of the village of Coniston and {{convert|1|mi|km}} 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.

==Governance== Torver is part of the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency, of which Tim Farron is the current MP representing the Liberal Democrats.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/tim_farron/westmorland_and_lonsdale |title=Tim Farron |work=theyworkforyou.com |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601182051/http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/tim_farron/westmorland_and_lonsdale|archivedate=1 June 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001037|title=Westmorland & Lonsdale general election 2019}}</ref>

Before Brexit, it was in the North West England European Parliamentary Constituency.

Owing to the minimal population details are maintained under the parish of Blawith and Subberthwaite.

==See also== {{Portal|Cumbria}} *Listed buildings in Torver

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/torver Cumbria County History Trust: Torver] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

Category:Villages in Cumbria Category:Westmorland and Furness Category:Civil parishes in Cumbria Category:Furness