Acklam | |
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Ward | |
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Location within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 6,027 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | NZ485168 |
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Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MIDDLESBROUGH |
Postcode district | TS5 |
Dialling code | 01642 |
Police | Cleveland |
Fire | Cleveland |
Ambulance | North East |
Councillors | Luke Henman (Labour) Tom Livingstone (Liberal Democrat) |
Acklam is an area and electoral ward in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. It is believed that the settlement is Anglo-Saxon in origin, the name is Old English for "place at the oak clearings" or "place of oaks".[2][3] Acklam was an ancient parish, being known as West Acklam to distinguish it from Acklam in Ryedale.
At the 2011 census, the Acklam Ward had a population of 6,027.[4] It is in the TS5 postal district with Ayresome, Brookfield, Linthorpe, Newport and Whinney Banks.