Acklington
Acklington is a small village in Northumberland, England. It is situated to the south-west of Amble, inland from the North Sea coast. It is served by Acklington railway station. The name is Anglo-Saxon Old English 'farmstead of Eadlac's people'.
| Acklington | |
|---|---|
 Acklington | |
  Acklington Location within Northumberland | |
| Population | 544 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NU229019 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MORPETH |
| Postcode district | NE65 |
| Dialling code | 01670 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
Acklington won the title of Northumberland Village of the Year in 2007.[2] It has a parish church, St John the Divine, and a Church of England primary school.
To the north of Acklington is Morwick Hall a Grade II listed Georgian house. It was built by the Grey family of Howick;[3] in the 1850s it was owned by William Linskill, a former High Sheriff of Northumberland.
A World War II FW3/22 pillbox is located near the B6345.[4]
A dam was constructed on the River Coquet in 1776, causing problems for the river's salmon population. Many years later, the eccentric naturalist Frank Buckland erected a sign directing the salmon to another stream.[5]
Economy
Acklington is the home of two prisons: HMP Acklington houses adults,[6] while HMPYOI Castington houses young offenders.[7] The prisons are built on the site of RAF Acklington, a former airfield which opened during World War II.[8] The RAF station was used as an Armament Practice Camp with the aircraft operating over Druridge Bay.
Climate
| Climate data for Ashington | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6 (43) |
7 (44) |
8 (47) |
10 (50) |
12 (54) |
16 (60) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
16 (61) |
13 (55) |
9 (48) |
7 (44) |
12 (53) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3 (37) |
3 (37) |
3 (38) |
5 (41) |
7 (45) |
10 (50) |
12 (54) |
12 (54) |
11 (51) |
8 (46) |
5 (41) |
3 (38) |
7 (44) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61 (2.4) |
43 (1.7) |
41 (1.6) |
43 (1.7) |
53 (2.1) |
46 (1.8) |
79 (3.1) |
79 (3.1) |
58 (2.3) |
64 (2.5) |
66 (2.6) |
58 (2.3) |
690 (27.2) |
| Source: Weatherbase [9] | |||||||||||||
Transport
- Railway
Acklington is served by Acklington railway station which is located on the East Coast Main Line, although in the 2009–2010 timetable the only trains calling at Acklington were one (evening) northbound and two (morning and evening) southbound local services operated on Mondays to Saturdays by Northern.
The line was opened by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway, then joining the North Eastern Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
References
- "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- Village of the Year 2007 - county winners Archived 13 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- "Property details: Morwick Hall".
- "Pillbox FW3/22 Acklington". tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- "Acklington Parish - Recent History". Acklington Parish. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- HM Prison Service - Locate a Prison - Acklington Archived 29 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Related Images for HMP and YOI Castington - Criminal Information Agency.com Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Ashington, England". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
