Acklington
| Acklington | |
|---|---|
 Acklington | |
| Population | 467 [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 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]
Economy
Acklington is the home of two prisons: HMP Acklington houses adults[3], while HMPYOI Castington houses young offenders.[4] The prisons are built on the site of RAF Acklington, a former airfield which opened during World War II.[5] The RAF station was used as an Armament Practice Camp with the aircraft operating over Druridge Bay.
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 Rail.
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
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics
- ^ Village of the Year 2007 - county winners
- ^ HM Prison Service - Locate a Prison - Acklington
- ^ www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/prisoninformation/locateaprison/prison.asp?id=317,15,2,15,317,0
- ^ Related Images for HMP and YOI Castington - Criminal Information Agency.com
External links
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