| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Aikshaw |
| Civil Parish: | Holme St Cuthbert |
| Coordinates: | 54.803°N -3.364°W |
| Static Image Name: | B5301 at Aikshaw by Colin Pyle.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | The B5301 running through Aikshaw, with a side road leading to Abbeytown. |
| Unitary England: | Cumberland |
| Lieutenancy England: | Cumbria |
| Region: | North West England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Workington |
| Post Town: | WIGTON |
| Postcode District: | CA7 |
| Postcode Area: | CA |
| Dial Code: | 01697 |
| Os Grid Reference: | NY123462 |
| Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Allerdale |
Aikshaw is a hamlet in the civil parish of Holme St. Cuthbert in Cumbria, United Kingdom. It is located approximately one-and-a-half miles north-west of the village of Westnewton, and three miles east of the village of Mawbray. Jericho is located approximately one mile to the east, with Edderside approximately a mile further to the south-east. Mealrigg is located half-a-mile to the south. Carlisle, Cumbria's county town, is located approximately twenty-two-and-a-half miles to the north-west. Aikshaw lies on the B5301 road, which runs from Silloth-on-Solway in the east via Tarns, Westnewton, and Aspatria to the A595 between Cockermouth and Bothel.[1]
The name of Aikshaw is derived from the Old English eik-sceaga, meaning an oak wood. Archaic variant spellings include Aykesom, Aikeshawehil, and Aikeshaw.[2]