Whasset or Whassett is a hamlet near
Milnthorpe
Milnthorpe is a small market town on the southern border of Cumbria, 7 miles south of Kendal, civil parish and electoral ward are in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. Historically in the county of Westmorland and on the A6, ...
in
South Lakeland
South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. The population of the non-metropolitan district was 102,301 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 103,658 at the 2011 Census. Its council is based in Kendal. It includes ...
,
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...
, England. It is in the
historic county of
Westmorland
Westmorland (, formerly also spelt ''Westmoreland'';R. Wilkinson The British Isles, Sheet The British IslesVision of Britain/ref> is a historic county in North West England spanning the southern Lake District and the northern Dales. It had an ...
. It is in the parish of
Beetham and lies south of
Ackenthwaite
Ackenthwaite is a hamlet in Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the pass ...
.
The spelling ''Whasset'', with single "t", is used on
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The spelling ''Whassett'', with double "t", is used by the Royal Mail and some other sources.
To the south of the hamlet, beside the
River Bela
The River Bela is a short (approximately ) river in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the ancient county of Westmorland.
The river is formed by the confluence of Peasey Beck and Stainton Beck at Overthwaite. It runs through Beetham wh ...
, is the Wings School, a residential school for 60 students aged 11 to 17 with social, emotional, behavioural and associated difficulties. It occupies the site of Bela River Camp, a
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
prisoner of war camp which was later used as a prison.
References
Hamlets in Cumbria
South Lakeland District
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