# Acklington

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{{Short description|Village in Northumberland, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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{{Infobox UK place
|official_name = Acklington
|country = England 
|region = North East England
|lieutenancy_england = [Northumberland](/source/Northumberland)
|unitary_england = [Northumberland](/source/Northumberland)
|civil_parish = Acklington
|constituency_westminster= [North Northumberland](/source/North_Northumberland_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
|population = 544
|population_ref=(2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11119809&c=Acklington&d=16&e=62&g=6452830&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1435239703735&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=25 June 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105012/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11119809&c=Acklington&d=16&e=62&g=6452830&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1435239703735&enc=1|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|post_town = MORPETH
|postcode_area = NE 
|postcode_district = NE65
|dial_code = 01670
|os_grid_reference = NU229019
|coordinates = {{coord|55.311|-1.640|display=inline,title}}
|label_position = top
|static_image_name = Acklington in 2007.jpg 
|static_image_caption = Acklington 
}}
'''Acklington''' is a small village in [Northumberland](/source/Northumberland), England. It is situated to the south-west of [Amble](/source/Amble), inland from the [North Sea](/source/North_Sea) coast. It is served by [Acklington railway station](/source/Acklington_railway_station). The name is Anglo-Saxon Old English meaning 'farmstead of Eadlac's people'.

Acklington won the title of Northumberland Village of the Year in 2007.<ref>[http://ca-north.org.uk/cgi-bin/contray/contray.cgi?DATA=&ID=000011&GROUP=013 Village of the Year 2007 – county winners<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413082134/http://ca-north.org.uk/cgi-bin/contray/contray.cgi?DATA=&ID=000011&GROUP=013 |date=13 April 2009 }}</ref> 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](/source/Earl_Grey) family of [Howick](/source/Howick%2C_Northumberland);<ref>{{cite web|title=Property details: Morwick Hall|url=http://www.primelocation.com/for-sale/details/18315440?search_identifier=881dc538f90669fcd7e1abf7e7f2f303}}</ref> in the 1850s it was owned by William Linskill, a former [High Sheriff of Northumberland](/source/High_Sheriff_of_Northumberland).

A World War II FW3/22 [pillbox](/source/Pillbox_(military)) is located near the B6345.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pillbox FW3/22 Acklington|url=http://en.tracesofwar.com/article/21187/Pillbox-FW3-22-Acklington.htm|work=tracesofwar.com|accessdate=18 June 2013|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305042858/http://en.tracesofwar.com/article/21187/Pillbox-FW3-22-Acklington.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A dam was constructed on the [River Coquet](/source/River_Coquet) in 1776, causing problems for the river's salmon population. Many years later, the eccentric naturalist [Frank Buckland](/source/Francis_Trevelyan_Buckland) erected a sign directing the salmon to another stream.<ref>{{cite web |title=Acklington Parish - Recent History |url=http://www.acklingtonparish.org.uk/recenthistory.htm |publisher=Acklington Parish |accessdate=27 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827125634/http://www.acklingtonparish.org.uk/recenthistory.htm |archive-date=27 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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== Acklington Air Station ==
[RAF Acklington](/source/RAF_Acklington) was an airfield close to the coast which opened during [World War II](/source/World_War_II). It was also used as the base for an Armament Practice Camp with the aircraft operating over [Druridge Bay](/source/Druridge_Bay). After the war it became a training base. The RAF station closed in 1976.

The airfield site is now the home of two prisons: [HMP Acklington](/source/Acklington_(HM_Prison)) houses adults,<ref>[http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/prisoninformation/locateaprison/prison.asp?id=223,15,2,15,223,0 HM Prison Service – Locate a Prison – Acklington<!-- Bot generated title -->]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629182329/http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/prisoninformation/locateaprison/prison.asp?id=223%2C15%2C2%2C15%2C223%2C0 |date=29 June 2007 }}</ref> while [HMPYOI Castington](/source/Castington_(HM_Prison)) houses [young offender](/source/young_offender)s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/prisoninformation/locateaprison/prison.asp?id%3D317%2C15%2C2%2C15%2C317%2C0 |title=HM Prison Service - Locate a Prison - Castington |accessdate=2014-01-06 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327153637/http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/prisoninformation/locateaprison/prison.asp?id=317%2C15%2C2%2C15%2C317%2C0 |archivedate=2010-03-27 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.criminal-information-agency.com/related_images.php?recordID=26&&info=HMP%20and%20YOI%20Castington&&category=prison Related Images for HMP and YOI Castington - Criminal Information Agency.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928170758/http://www.criminal-information-agency.com/related_images.php?recordID=26&&info=HMP%20and%20YOI%20Castington&&category=prison |date=2007-09-28 }}</ref>

== Climate ==

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{{Weather box
|location = Ashington
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high F = 43
|Feb high F = 44
|Mar high F = 47
|Apr high F = 50
|May high F = 54
|Jun high F = 60
|Jul high F = 64
|Aug high F =64
|Sep high F = 61
|Oct high F = 55
|Nov high F =48
|Dec high F = 44
|year high F = 53
|Jan low F = 37
|Feb low F = 37
|Mar low F = 38
|Apr low F = 41
|May low F = 45
|Jun low F = 50
|Jul low F = 54
|Aug low F = 54
|Sep low F = 51
|Oct low F = 46
|Nov low F = 41
|Dec low F = 38
|year low F = 44
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.4
|Feb precipitation inch =1.7
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.6
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.7
|May precipitation inch = 2.1
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.8
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.1
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.1
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.3
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.5
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.6
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.3
|year precipitation inch = 27.2
|source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase>
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=44230&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Ashington, England
|publisher=Weatherbase
|year=2011
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Retrieved on 24 November 2011.
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|date=November 2011
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== Transport ==
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thumb|left|220px|Acklington Railway Station
'''Acklington''' is served by [Acklington railway station](/source/Acklington_railway_station) which is located on the [East Coast Main Line](/source/East_Coast_Main_Line)<!--([Network Rail Route NE 2](/source/Network_Rail_Route_NE_2))-->, although in the 2025 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](/source/Northern_(train_operating_company)).<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 March 2025 |title=Train times: Alnmouth and Morpeth to Newcastle and Metrocentre |url=http://www.northernrailway.co.uk/sites/default/files/templates/N1/2025-03-17-to-2025-05-17-1741009821.pdf |website=[Northern Trains](/source/Northern_Trains)}}</ref>

The line was opened by the [York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway](/source/York%2C_Newcastle_and_Berwick_Railway), then joining the [North Eastern Railway](/source/North_Eastern_Railway_(UK)), it became part of the [London and North Eastern Railway](/source/London_and_North_Eastern_Railway) during the [Grouping](/source/Railways_Act_1921) of 1923.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}} The line then passed on to the [Eastern Region of British Railways](/source/Eastern_Region_of_British_Railways) on [nationalisation](/source/nationalisation) in 1948.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}

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==References==
thumb|St John's Church
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== External links ==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070107192703/http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N12975 Local history]

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Category:Villages in Northumberland
Category:Civil parishes in Northumberland

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