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Aikhead

Coordinates: 54°49′57″N 3°11′19″W / 54.8325°N 3.188611°W / 54.8325; -3.188611
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Aikhead
Aikhead
Aikhead is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Aikhead
Aikhead
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Aikhead is located in Cumbria
Aikhead
Aikhead
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY236492
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIGTON
Postcode districtCA7
Dialling code016973
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54°49′57″N 3°11′19″W / 54.8325°N 3.188611°W / 54.8325; -3.188611

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

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