Aikhead

Aikhead
Aikhead
Aikhead Aikhead shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY236492
Civil parish	Woodside
District	Allerdale
Shire 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
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Workington
List of places UK England Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°49′57″N 3°11′19″W / 54.8325°N 3.188611°W / 54.8325; -3.188611

Aikhead is a village in the English county of Cumbria, within the Lake District. It is about one and a half miles northwest of Wigton. The village was the residence of John Rooke, an English geologist.^[1]

References

↑ "Woodside". Bulmer's History & Directory Of Cumberland. 1901. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

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