Ackenthwaite

Human settlement in England

Milnthorpe

District

South Lakeland

Cumbria

Region

North West

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMILNTHORPEPostcode districtLA7Dialling code015395PoliceCumbriaFire Cumbria Ambulance North West UK Parliament

Westmorland and Lonsdale

List of places: UK; England; Cumbria

54°13′44″N 2°45′32″W / 54.229°N 2.759°W / 54.229; -2.759

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.