# Ackenthwaite

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**Ackenthwaite** is a [hamlet](/source/Hamlet_(place)) in [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria), England. In the past (14th century) the spelling for the name of this place was *Astenthwhate*.[1]

Ackenthwaite has a postbox, a telephone box, a few farms, a small farmers' pub called the Plough Inn 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.[2]

Ackenthwaite was the location for Libby's which is an old factory for [Nestle](/source/Nestle). There is now a small industrial estate on the site.

## History

Ackenthwaite was built in the early 14th Century but has a small church called St. Cuthberts which dates back to the twelfth century. It was also owned privately by an unknown person until in 1873 it was bought by Westmorland County Council.

## References

1. ["Heversham-A Website History by Roger K. Bingham"](http://www.heversham.org/heversham_history_bingham_1.html)

1. ["Ackenthwaite, South Lakeland - area information, map, walks and more"](https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/ackenthwaite-south-lakeland/). *OS GetOutside*. Retrieved 2019-03-25.

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