Whasset

Whasset

The Wings School seen across fields near Whasset, in 2005
Whasset
 Whasset shown within Cumbria
OS grid referenceSD508809
Civil parishBeetham
DistrictSouth Lakeland
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MILNTHORPE
Postcode district LA7
Dialling code 015395
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentWestmorland and Lonsdale
List of places
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Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°13′19″N 2°45′14″W / 54.222°N 2.754°W / 54.222; -2.754

Whasset or Whassett is a hamlet near Milnthorpe in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England. It is in the parish of Beetham[1] and lies south of Ackenthwaite.

The spelling Whasset, with single "t", is used on Ordnance Survey's 1:50,000 and 1:25,000 maps and by Beetham Parish Council.[1] The spelling Whassett, with double "t", is used by the Royal Mail[2] and some other sources.[3]

To the south of the hamlet, beside the River Bela, is the Wings School, a residential school for 60 students aged 11 to 17 with social, emotional, behavioural and associated difficulties.[4] It occupies the site of Bela River Camp, a World War II prisoner of war camp which was later used as a prison.[5][6]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Welcome". Beetham Parish Council. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Postcode Finder – Find an Address". Royal Mail. Retrieved 25 December 2014. - search for LA7 7DN
  3. ↑ "Area Information for Whassett, Milnthorpe, LA7 7DN". StreetCheck. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Welcome". Wings - Cumbria. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bela Camp to be prison". Westmorland Gazette. 30 May 1953. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Bela River Prison to close by end of year". Westmorland Gazette. 2 August 1974. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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