Acklington, Northumberland, England



 


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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.[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.[citation needed]



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.

Latitude: 55.311, Longitude: -1.64


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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID 
1 Findlay, Flying. Officer Hugh John Royal Canadian Air Force  14 Sep 1941Acklington, Northumberland, England I37089


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