Coniston Cold is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the Staincliffe Wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village lies 7 miles north-west of Skipton along the A65.According to the 2001 UK census, Coniston Cold parish had a population of 186, increasing to 203 at the 2011 Census.