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Acklam, a parish town, in the wapentake of Buckrose, liberty of St. Peter; 6 ½ miles from Malton, 9 from Pocklington, 13 from York. – Pop. 389. The Church, peculiar, is a vicarage, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, in the deanery of Buckrose, value, £5 p.r. £130. Patron, the Chancellor of York Cathedral.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of Yorkshire By Thomas Langdale. Second Edition. Printed and Sold by J. Langdale; and sold by T. Langdale, Ripon. 1822.