Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
Explore Aikhead, Cumbria with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Aikhead map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Aikhead |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.832689 |
| Longitude | -3.188841 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Aikhead, a quiet corner of Cumbria, holds the gentle hum of the land. It lies 2.0 km west-north-west of Wigton (from Wigton: bearing 296°T, OS grid NY 237 492), and is situated north-north-east of Waverton village. Here, the fields stretch out under a sky that often carries a soft, diffused light, hinting at the moisture drawn from the nearby Solway Firth. The air, when the wind shifts, can carry the faint, earthy scent of turned soil from the surrounding farms, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath Aikhead's tranquil surface. The scattered dwellings, often built from the local stone, seem to emerge organically from the landscape, their roofs catching the afternoon sun with a muted warmth.
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Explore Aikhead, Cumbria, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.832689, -3.188841. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |