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Acomb, North Yorkshire history
Etymology
Acomb existed before the Norman Conquest and was the property of the Dean and Chapter of York Minster. The name is most likely derived from the Old English acum, meaning ‘at the oak trees’, and indicates that the original village was established in a heavily wooded area of oaks.
Roman Era
Roman Emperor Septimius Severus was reputed to have been cremated in a military funeral near the site of modern-day Acomb. He died in York (then Eboracum) in 211 AD.
10th and 11th century
During the reign of Edward the Confessor, the village of Acomb was designated as a manor. Most of the land of the village, including the manor, was in the jurisdiction of the archbishop. Land at that time was measured in carucates, of which the village measured two. St Peter refers to the church in York where the Minster would be built.
12th to 16th century
At the time of the Norman conquest, Acomb manor was forested and subject to the king’s laws of the woods. During the 12th century St Stephen’s Church was built and measured 52 feet by 25 feet. Acomb Grange was the residence of the masters of the medieval hospital of St Leonard.
17th to 19th century
From 1623 to 1855, Acomb manor reverted to control by archbishops of the church. The population of Acomb rose steadily in the early 19th century from 587, in 1801, to 762 some 30 years later. The former railway carriageworks in Holgate and around Leeman Road were built around 1854.
20th century
In 1920, the Corporation of York purchased Acomb Hall to provide maternity facilities in the city. The Maternity Hospital opened in 1922, but was re-classified for geriatric treatment in 1954. On 12 February 1934, the Regent Cinema opened in Acomb, located right on the boundary between Acomb and Holgate. It had 899 seats arranged over stalls and a single balcony.
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