Ackenthwaite
| Ackenthwaite | |
|---|---|
 Houses in Ackenthwaite | |
  Ackenthwaite Location in the former South Lakeland district  Ackenthwaite Location within Cumbria | |
| OS grid reference | SD505817 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MILNTHORPE |
| Postcode district | LA7 |
| Dialling code | 015395 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Ackenthwaite is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. In the past (14th century) the spelling for the name of this place was Astenthwhate.[1]
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. Later it was converted into flats and now stands as 5 houses. Built up around the old workhouse is the estate of Owlet Ash.[2]
Ackenthwaite was the location for Libby's which is an old factory for Nestle. There is now a small industrial estate on the site.
References
- ^ "Heversham-A Website History by Roger K. Bingham".
- ^ "Ackenthwaite, South Lakeland - area information, map, walks and more". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
External links
Media related to Ackenthwaite at Wikimedia Commons