Ackenthwaite

Ackenthwaite is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. In the past the spelling for the name of this place was Astenthwhate. Ackenthwaite has a postbox, a telephone box, a few farms, a small farmers' pub called the Plough Inn and a few old buildings including the "old workhouse" which was, in fact, a workhouse, then a mental institution, and then a storage warehouse.

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Hamlet
Description: village in Cumbria, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Ackenthwaite, Cumbria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dallam School and Cross Keys Hotel.

Dallam School

School

Dallam School is a co-educational 11-18 secondary school with academy status, located in Milnthorpe, Cumbria, England. It was founded in 1984 through the merger of Heversham Grammar School and Milnthorpe Secondary School.

Cross Keys Hotel

Building

Photo: flipflopnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cross Keys Hotel is a building.

Milnthorpe Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whasset and Milnthorpe.

Whasset

Hamlet

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Whasset or Whassett is a hamlet near Milnthorpe in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is in the historic county of Westmorland. It is in the parish of Beetham and lies south of Ackenthwaite.

Milnthorpe

Town

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Milnthorpe is a village, civil parish, and former market town in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is 7 miles south of Kendal. Historically in the county of Westmorland and on the A6, the village contains several old hostelries and hosts a market every Friday.