Whasset
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.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Whassett”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Heron Corn Mill and Dallam School.
Heron Corn Mill
Museum
The Heron Corn Mill is a working 18th-century water mill on the River Bela at Beetham, Cumbria, England. The mill and its mill race are Grade II* listed, and in 2013 it was awarded a £939,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for major restoration work.
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 Michael’s Church, Beetham
Church
St Michael's Church is in the village of Beetham, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmoreland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ackenthwaite and Milnthorpe.
Ackenthwaite
Hamlet
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.
Milnthorpe
Town
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.
Beetham
Village
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.
Whasset
- Category: locality
- Location: Beetham, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.22253° or 54° 13′ 21″ north
Longitude
-2.75536° or 2° 45′ 19″ west
Elevation
108 feet (33 metres)
Open location code
9C6V66FV+2V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Whasset” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Whasset”
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Highlights include Milnthorpe Hill and Pool Darkin.
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