Aiketgate is a small village in the English county of
Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...
. It is within the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
of
Hesket.
Development of wind turbines in the Eden Valley has drawn attention to Aiketgate. A company called Harmony Energy Ltd. has plans to erect a mast at Barrock End Farm in Aiketgate. These plans are opposed by the campaign group- NO2AWT.
['Don't alter our skyline' The Cumberland News 25.7.2014]
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Villages in Cumbria
Eden District
Inglewood Forest
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