Aikshaw is a hamlet in the civil parish of Holme St. Cuthbert in Cumbria, United Kingdom.

Carlisle, Cumbria's county town, is located approximately twenty-two-and-a-half miles to the north-west.

Aikshaw lies on the B5301 road, which runs from Silloth-on-Solway in the east via Tarns, Westnewton, and Aspatria to the A595 between Cockermouth and Bothel.

[1] The name of Aikshaw is derived from the Old English eik-sceaga, meaning an oak wood.

Archaic variant spellings include Aykesom, Aikeshawehil, and Aikeshaw.