Description Aikton, a village and a parish in Cumberland. The village lies E of the Wampool river, 4 miles from Curthwaite railway station, and 4 NNE of Wigton. The parish includes also the villages of Wampool, Wiggonby, Biglands, and Gamelsby. Post town, Wigton. Acreage, 6172; population, 753. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Carlisle; value, £500. Patron, the Earl of Lonsdale. The church is small and old.
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