Acomb, (Ainsty), a parish town, in the liberty of St. Peter; 2 ½ miles from York, 8 ½ from Tadcaster, 12 ¾ from Wetherby. – Pop. 733. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Stephen, value,3l. 9s. 2d. p.r. 80l. Patron, the Rev. Thomas Tireman.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of Yorkshire By Thomas Langdale. Second Edition. Printed and Sold by J. Langdale; and sold by T. Langdale, Ripon. 1822.