Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Westmorland and Furness · Region: North West
Explore Whasset, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whasset map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Whasset |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.222388 |
| Longitude | -2.755000 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Whasset, a quiet cluster of dwellings, breathes the soft air of Cumbria. It lies 10.4 km north of Carnforth (from Carnforth: bearing 4°T, OS grid SD 508 810), and is situated south-south-east of Ackenthwaite village. The landscape around Whasset unfolds with a gentle, unassuming grace, the fields often holding a subtle sheen, as if perpetually kissed by a low, diffused light. The stone of its few buildings, weathered by countless seasons, carries the muted tones of the surrounding fells. Here, the occasional murmur of a distant sheep flock is the loudest sound, a quiet counterpoint to the rustle of leaves. Whasset’s history is not one of grand pronouncements but of patient endurance, a quiet persistence etched into the very land.
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Explore Whasset, Cumbria, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.222388, -2.755000. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |