ACKLINGTON PARISH

Introduction

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 won the title of Northumberland Village of the Year in 2007. 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; 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.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.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	1,746 hectares
Population	563 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	32 people/km²
Mean age	45.7
Ward	Amble West with Warkworth
District	Northumberland
Postcodes	NE65
ONS ID	E04010725