Aikhead
Early-attested site in the Parish of Woodside
Historical Forms
- wood of Aykehevid called Aykehevid scawe 1270 HolmC
- Aykeheued 1278 Ass
- Aykehefd 1286 ib
- Aykehede 1519 FF
- Eiked, Acked 1578 Cocker
- Ackett 1581 CWx
- Aiket 1774 Donald
Etymology
'Oak headland,' v. eik , hēafod .