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Acomb, Northumberland

For the suburb within the City of York, see Acomb, North Yorkshire.

Acomb
Acomb rooftops
Acomb is located in Northumberland
Acomb
Acomb
Location within Northumberland
Population1,184 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNY931664
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHEXHAM
Postcode districtNE46
Dialling code01434
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland
54°59′31″N 2°06′32″W / 54.992°N 2.109°W / 54.992; -2.109

Acomb (/ˈjɛkəm/, YEK-əm)[2] is a village in the south of Northumberland, England.[3] The population at the 2001 Census was 1,184 increasing to 1,268 at the 2011 Census.[4] It is situated to the north of Hexham,[5] not far from the junction of the A69 road and A6079 road. The name has a straightforward Anglo-Saxon meaning: acum, 'at the oak trees'.


  1. ^ "Office for National Statistics: Neighbourhood Statistics". Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  2. ^ P. H. Reaney (1969). The Origin of English Place Names. Routledge and Kegan Paul. pp. 44–5. ISBN 0-7100-2010-4.
  3. ^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, NY, Landranger (2004)
  4. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  5. ^ Acomb, Northumberland Local History Archived 7 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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