Aikton

Aikton
240px The Rectory, Aikton
Aikton  Aikton shown within Cumbria
Population	467 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY273534
Civil parish	Aikton
District	Allerdale
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	016973
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Workington
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St. Andrew's, Aikton

Aikton is a small village in the north of the English county of Cumbria. There is a pub, phonebox and postbox; but no shops.

The local church, St Andrew's, is over 900 years old, and is one of the oldest in the region. Pevsner says that it has a "solid C12 w[est] front" and gives details of Norman and Early English Period work on the church."

Many houses in Aikton have views of the Lake District. The surrounding area is almost entirely farmland, containing cows usually. The nearest town is Wigton, and the nearest city is Carlisle. Aikton is located approximately 15 Kilometres, approximately 9.3 miles, south of the Scottish border.

The village pub, the 'Aikton Inn', was constructed in the 18th century and is also used as a Bed and Breakfast facility.

Etymology

'Aikton' "is OScand[inavian] 'eiki-tūn' or 'eik-tūn', 'oak tūn'. So, the meaning is probably 'oak-tree hamlet'. ('OScand' is most likely to be Old Norse).

Surnames

Most common surnames in Aikton at the time of the United Kingdom Census of 1881, by order of incidence:

• 1. Bell
• 2. Elliot
• 2. Thompson
• 4. Little
• 4. Graham
• 6. Richardson
• 7. Lightfoot
• 7. Irving
• 9. Lawson
• 10. Bulman
• 10. Clark

See also

• Listed buildings in Aikton

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Cumbria County History Trust: Aikton (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)