Acomb
Acomb is a village in the south of Northumberland, England. The population at the 2001 Census was 1,184 increasing to 1,268 at the 2011 Census. It is situated to the north of Hexham, not far from the junction of the A69 road and A6079 road.Photo: Ann Hodgson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 1,110 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Acomb, Northumberland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Constantius Bridge and Hexham Abbey.
Constantius Bridge
Bridge
Photo: John Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Constantius Bridge is a modern concrete bridge across the River Tyne about 1 mile north west of Hexham, Northumberland, England. The bridge carries the A69 road over the River Tyne and forms part of the Hexham bypass.
Hexham Abbey
Church
Photo: Bob Castle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hexham Abbey is a Grade I listed church dedicated to St Andrew, in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, in the North East of England. Originally built in AD 674, the Abbey was built up during the 12th century into its current form, with additions around the turn of the 20th century. Hexham Abbey is situated 1½ miles south of Acomb.
Hexham railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hexham is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle. The station serves the market town of Hexham, in Northumberland, England; it is situated 22 miles 22 chains west of Newcastle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anick and Hexham.
Anick
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Anick is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sandhoe, in Northumberland, England, situated to the north of Hexham. In 1881 the parish had a population of 153. Anick is situated 1½ miles southeast of Acomb.
Hexham
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hexham is a small market town in the Tyne valley of Northumberland, 24 miles west of Newcastle. It's an attractive place with a medieval abbey and jail, and a good base for exploring Hadrian's Wall to the northwest.
Wall
Village
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wall is a village in Northumberland, England situated to the north of Hexham close by the River North Tyne and Hadrian's Wall. The Battle of Heavenfield was fought nearby. The village has one pub and a garage. Wall is situated 2 miles northwest of Acomb.
Acomb
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Acomb, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.99344° or 54° 59′ 36″ northLongitude
-2.10837° or 2° 6′ 30″ westPopulation
1,110Elevation
207 feet (63 metres)Open location code
9C6VXVVR+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 306241357OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2657700Wikidata ID
Q2536739
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Acomb” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Acomb (Nothumberland)”
- Basque: “Acomb”
- Cebuano: “Acomb”
- Chinese: “Acomb”
- Danish: “Acomb”
- Dutch: “Acomb”
- French: “Acomb”
- German: “Acomb”
- Irish: “Acomb”
- Italian: “Acomb”
- Ladin: “Acomb”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Acomb”
- Persian: “اکمب، نورثآمبرلند”
- Polish: “Acomb”
- South Azerbaijani: “اکمب، نورثآمبرلند”
- Swedish: “Acomb”
- Turkish: “Acomb, Northumberland”
- Welsh: “Acomb, Northumberland”
- Welsh: “Acomb”
- “Acomb”
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