| Country: | England |
| Static Image Name: | Houses in Ackenthwaite - geograph.org.uk - 124050.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Houses in Ackenthwaite |
| Coordinates: | 54.229°N -2.759°W |
| Official Name: | Ackenthwaite |
| Civil Parish: | Milnthorpe |
| Shire District: | South Lakeland |
| Shire County: | Cumbria |
| Region: | North West England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Westmorland and Lonsdale |
| Post Town: | MILNTHORPE |
| Postcode District: | LA7 |
| Postcode Area: | LA |
| Dial Code: | 015395 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SD505817 |
| Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom South Lakeland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in South Lakeland |
Ackenthwaite is a hamlet in 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 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. There is now a small industrial estate on the site.