Aikton
Parish in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.877, -3.126 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 27 54 |
| Population: | 467 |
| Dialling code: | 016973 (Wigton) |
Aikton is a small, rural parish on the low-lying Solway Plain in Cumberland, north‑west England. It sits a few miles from the salt marshes of the Solway Firth and is within easy reach of Carlisle and Wigton, with a landscape of hedged fields, drainage ditches and coastal grazing that favours mixed arable and livestock farming.
Quiet and dispersed, the parish retains traces of older settlement in scattered stone farmsteads and the local manor at Aikton Hall, and lies within reach of Roman frontier remains such as Hadrian's Wall. Community life is typical of small Cumbrian parishes, centred on farming, neighbours and occasional village events, while the nearby marshes and mudflats attract notable winter birdlife.
Postcode districts covering Aikton
Most populated places nearby
- Carlisle 7.8 miles
- Dumfries 23.2 miles
- Workington 24 miles
- Penrith 20 miles
Neighbouring places
- Kirkbampton Parish 1 mile
- Kirkbride Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Woodside Parish 3.3 miles
- Orton Parish 3.7 miles
- Thursby Built-up area 3.9 miles
- Wigton Built-up area 4 miles
- Burgh-by-Sands Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Dalston and Burgh Ward 4.5 miles
- Holme East Waver Parish 4.6 miles
- Bowness Parish 4.9 miles
- Beaumont Parish 5.3 miles
- Waverton Parish 5.4 miles
Example postcodes in Aikton
CA7 0JD, CA7 0JZ, CA7 0HH, CA7 0JA, CA7 0JS, CA7 0JY, CA7 0JR, CA7 0PA, CA7 0JT … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 58 miles
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 72.3 miles
- Wigton Railway Station 3.7 miles
- Dalston Railway Station 5.9 miles
Hotels near Aikton Ad
- Cumbria Park Hotel 3 7.7 miles
- Dalston Hall 4 6.1 miles
- Crown & Mitre Hotel 3 7.6 miles
- Wheyrigg Hall Hotel 6.2 miles
- Hunters Lodge Hotel 3 8.5 miles
- Smiths at Gretna Green 4 9.2 miles
- The Gretna Chase Hotel 3 8.5 miles
- Gretna Hall Hotel 4 9 miles
- Solway Lodge Hotel 3 8.5 miles
- Ibis Carlisle City Centre 2 7.8 miles
Schools in Aikton
- Wiggonby C of E School Primary
Local points of interest
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 6.6 miles
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 7.7 miles
- Brunton Park Stadium 8.5 miles
- Galabank Stadium 9.7 miles
- Mount Annan Estate 10.1 miles
- Inglewood Forest Forest 10.6 miles
- Kinmount House Estate 12.3 miles
- Hoddam Castle Estate 13.2 miles
- Birrens Archaeological site 13.8 miles
- Tundergarth Estate 16.4 miles
- Blencathra Centre Country house 17.8 miles
- Powillimount Beach Beach 17.9 miles