Whasset

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  • Beetham
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  • South Lakeland
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  • Cumbria
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  • North West
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  • Westmorland and Lonsdale
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Cumbria
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 historic county of Westmorland. 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. ^ a b "Welcome". Beetham Parish Council. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Postcode Finder – Find an Address". Royal Mail. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014. - search for LA7 7DN
  3. ^ "Area Information for Whassett, Milnthorpe, LA7 7DN". StreetCheck. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Welcome". Wings - Cumbria. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.


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