Aikhead

Aikhead
Aikhead
	Aikhead
	Aikhead Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Aikhead Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY236492
Civil parish	Woodside;
Unitary authority	Cumberland;
Ceremonial county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	016973
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Workington;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°49′57″N 3°11′19″W / 54.8325°N 3.188611°W

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]

References

^ "Welcome". www.woodside-parish-council.org. Woodside Parish Council. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
^ "Woodside". Bulmer's History & Directory Of Cumberland. 1901. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

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