Aikhead Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Aikhead_-_geograph.org.uk_-_124560.jpg
Static Image Caption:Aikhead
Coordinates:54.8325°N -3.1886°W
Official Name:Aikhead
Civil Parish:Woodside
Unitary England:Cumberland
Lieutenancy England:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Workington
Post Town:WIGTON
Postcode District:CA7
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:016973
Os Grid Reference:NY236492
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Allerdale

Aikhead is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, within the Lake District. It is about one and a half miles northwest of Wigton, and is in the civil parish of Woodside.[1] The hamlet was the residence of John Rooke, an English geologist.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome . www.woodside-parish-council.org . Woodside Parish Council . 23 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Woodside. Bulmer's History & Directory Of Cumberland. 1901. 9 September 2014.