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Where is Aikhead?

Aikhead is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, one mile north-west of the town of Wigton, 11 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 78 miles south of Edinburgh, 232 miles north of Cardiff, and 262 miles north-west of London. Aikhead was historically in the county of Cumberland. Aikhead falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA7 postcode district. The post town for Aikhead is Wigton.

Aikhead on a map

Map showing extent of Aikhead as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Aikhead
Map showing location of Aikhead within the UK
Location of Aikhead within the UK

Which county is Aikhead in?

Aikhead is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyCumberland
Administrative CountyCumberland

Where is Aikhead in Cumbria?

Aikhead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the westernmost extremity of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Aikhead within Cumbria
Location of Aikhead within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Aikhead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Aikhead is CA7 0EJ.

Where is Aikhead in CA7?

Aikhead is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Aikhead within CA7
Location of Aikhead within CA7

What is the post town for Aikhead?

The post town for Aikhead is Wigton. Aikhead is in the CA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Aikhead?

The centre of Aikhead is located at position 54.83269° latitude and -3.18884° longitude.

Latitude54.83269°
Longitude-3.18884°

What is the easting and northing of Aikhead?

The centre of Aikhead is located at the grid reference easting 323733 and northing 549299 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting323733
Northing549299

What are the nearest towns to Aikhead?

Position of Aikhead relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Aikhead to the centre of the town.

north-west
1m
Aikhead is 1 mile north-west of Wigton
north-east
8m
Aikhead is 8 miles north-east of Aspatria
east
8m
Aikhead is 8 miles east of Silloth
south
11m
Aikhead is 11 miles south of Annan
north-east
14m
Aikhead is 14 miles north-east of Cockermouth
north-east
15m
Aikhead is 15 miles north-east of Maryport
south-west
15m
Aikhead is 15 miles south-west of Longtown
north
16m
Aikhead is 16 miles north of Keswick
north-east
19m
Aikhead is 19 miles north-east of Workington
west
20m
Aikhead is 20 miles west of Brampton

What are the nearest cities to Aikhead?

Position of Aikhead relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Aikhead to the centre of the city.

west
11m
Aikhead is 11 miles west of Carlisle
north
56m
Aikhead is 56 miles north of Lancaster
west
64m
Aikhead is 64 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
64m
Aikhead is 64 miles west of Durham
west
72m
Aikhead is 72 miles west of Sunderland
north
77m
Aikhead is 77 miles north of Preston
south
78m
Aikhead is 78 miles south of Edinburgh
south-east
82m
Aikhead is 82 miles south-east of Glasgow
north-west
83m
Aikhead is 83 miles north-west of Ripon
south
86m
Aikhead is 86 miles south of Dunfermline