Acomb, Northumberland
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| Acomb | |
  Acomb shown within Northumberland |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Tynedale |
| Shire county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HEXHAM |
| Postcode district | NE46 |
| Dialling code | 01434 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Hexham |
| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
Acomb is a village in the north of Northumberland, England.[1] It is situated to the north of Hexham[2], not far from the junction of the A69 road and A6079 road. The name is Anglo-Saxon Old English acum, 'at the oak trees'. Other villages in the vicinity are Halton, Aydon and Heddon-on-the-Wall.
[edit] History
Some Bronze Age cists have been discovered in this vicinity.[2] Hadrian's Wall is located in the vicinity of Acomb. Hadrian's Wall, the most significant Roman monument in Britain, was constructed in 122 AD. The extent of Hadrian's Wall was 117 kilometres, spanning the width of Britain; the wall incorporated Agricola's Ditch and was constructed mainly of stone in the eastern reaches such as at Acomb.[3] The wall was constructed primarily to prevent entry by small bands of raiders and unwanted immigration from the north, not as a fighting line for a major invasion.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, NZ, Landranger (2004)
- ^ a b Acomb, Northumberland Local History
- ^ C.Michael Hogan (2007) Hadrian's Wall, ed. A. Burnham, The Megalithic Portal
- ^ Stephen Johnson (2004) Hadrian's Wall, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc, 128 pages, ISBN 0713488409
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