Whasset
Whasset or Whassett is a hamlet near Milnthorpe in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England. It is in the historic county of Westmorland. It is in the parish of Beetham[1] and lies south of Ackenthwaite.
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![]() The Wings School seen across fields near Whasset, in 2005 | |
![]() ![]() Whasset Location in South Lakeland ![]() ![]() Whasset Location within Cumbria | |
OS grid reference | SD508809 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MILNTHORPE |
Postcode district | LA7 |
Dialling code | 015395 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
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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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Whasset.
- "Welcome". Beetham Parish Council. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- "Postcode Finder – Find an Address". Royal Mail. Retrieved 25 December 2014. - search for LA7 7DN
- "Area Information for Whassett, Milnthorpe, LA7 7DN". StreetCheck. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- "Welcome". Wings - Cumbria. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- "Bela Camp to be prison". Westmorland Gazette. 30 May 1953. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- "Bela River Prison to close by end of year". Westmorland Gazette. 2 August 1974. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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