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Ackenthwaite

Cumbria geography stubsEngvarB from August 2019Hamlets in CumbriaMilnthorpe
Houses in Ackenthwaite geograph.org.uk 124050
Houses in Ackenthwaite geograph.org.uk 124050

Ackenthwaite is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. In the past (14th century) the spelling for the name of this place was Astenthwhate.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.Ackenthwaite was the location for Libby's which is an old factory for Nestle. There is now a small industrial estate on the site.

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N 54.229 ° E -2.759 °
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B6385
LA7 7LP , Milnthorpe
England, United Kingdom
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