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 and a few old buildings including the "old workhouse" which was, in fact, a workhouse, then a mental institution, and then a storage warehouse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 St Thomas’ Church, Milnthorpe.
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.
St Thomas’ Church, Milnthorpe
Church
Photo: David Trochos, CC BY 3.0.
St Thomas' Church is in the village of Milnthorpe, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whasset and Deepthwaite.
Whasset
Hamlet
Photo: David Gruar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Beetham
Village
Photo: Yahra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beetham is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is situated on the border with Lancashire, 6 miles north of Carnforth. Beetham is situated 1½ miles south of Ackenthwaite.
Ackenthwaite
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Milnthorpe, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.22991° or 54° 13′ 48″ northLongitude
-2.75983° or 2° 45′ 35″ westElevation
112 feet (34 metres)Open location code
9C6V66HR+X3OpenStreetMap ID
node 31391533OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Ackenthwaite” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ackenthwaite”
- French: “Ackenthwaite”
- Irish: “Ackenthwaite”
- Polish: “Ackenthwaite”
- Welsh: “Ackenthwaite”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Milnthorpe and Woodhouse.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Christ the King Roman Catholic Church and Milnthorpe Library.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ackenthwaite”. Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.