Aikshaw
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 The B5301 running through Aikshaw, with a side road leading to Abbeytown. |
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| OS grid reference | NY123462 |
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| Civil parish | Holme St Cuthbert |
| District | Allerdale |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIGTON |
| Postcode district | CA7 |
| Dialling code | 01697 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Workington |
Coordinates: 54°48′11″N 3°21′50″W / 54.803°N 3.364°W
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]
Etymology
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]
References
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- ↑ "Google Maps - location of Aikshaw". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ Holme St. Cuthbert History Group (2004). Plain People: Bygone Times on the Solway Plain. ISBN 0954882318.