Whasset

Whasset
The Wings School seen across fields near Whasset, in 2005
Whasset  Whasset shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference	SD508809
Civil parish	Beetham
District	South Lakeland
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MILNTHORPE
Postcode district	LA7
Dialling code	015395
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria

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

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

1. "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.