Aikshaw

A hamlet in Cumbria, England

Human settlement in England
  • Holme St Cuthbert
Unitary authority
  • Cumberland
Ceremonial county
  • Cumbria
Region
  • North West
CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townWIGTONPostcode districtCA7Dialling code01697PoliceCumbriaFireCumbriaAmbulanceNorth West UK Parliament
  • Workington
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UK
England
Cumbria
54°48′11″N 3°21′50″W / 54.803°N 3.364°W / 54.803; -3.364

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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  1. ^ "Google Maps - location of Aikshaw". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. ^ Holme St. Cuthbert History Group (2004). Plain People: Bygone Times on the Solway Plain. ISBN 0954882318.


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