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Acklam is a
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, England. It is believed that the settlement is
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in origin, the name is
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for "place at the oak clearings" or "place of oaks". Acklam was an
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, formerly known as West Acklam to distinguish it from Acklam in
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. At the 2011 census, the Acklam Ward had a population of 6,027. It is in the TS5 postcode area with Ayresome, Brookfield,
Linthorpe Linthorpe is a neighbourhood in Middlesbrough in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. It borders the neighbourhoods of Acklam, Ayresome, Grove Hill, the town centre and Whinney Banks. History Deriving from 'Leofa's villa ...
, parts of Newport and
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History


Manor of 1068

Acklam was referred to as "Aclun" in the 1086 ''
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''. A precursor to a
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, the 'manor' was eleven gold-taxed ploughlands, they would have been eleven settlements in the area. This manor's area had previously been owned by
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with the area passed to Hugh Earl of Chester in 1086. This manor's
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extended to over 24 plough-lands including Coulby farm,
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, Stainton, Thornton, Maltby and
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. Also listed were the later abandoned Stainsby, Barwick-on-Tees and Cold Ingleby, the latter two part of present
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Overlords (1068 to 1488)

In the Manor area, Robert Malet had a ploughland and the king also had 3 ploughlands, royal lands included in Robert de Brus’ fee-ing. When Malet's son died in a pub, the White Ship, around 1120 meant all lands went to the king. An agreement between Whitby Abbey and Guisborough Priory, by 1138, mentions the 4 ploughlands in Acklam held by the line of Robert de Bruces. Last in the line of Brus,
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, in 1279 held a knight's fee of half a ploughland along with three parts of a knight's fee between 1284 and 1285. Over-lording of Acklam came to Lucy de Marmaduke (née Brus), Lucy de Thweng and, in 1346, to Lucy and John Darcy. Acklam passed down the Darcy line until Sir Richard Strangways, son of Lucy and John's great-great-granddaughter Elizabeth, overlorded until his death in 1488. Thomas Boynton had gained powers as lord and tenant from Richard, upon Richards death overlordship ended.


Lords (1086 to 1460/1)

Hugh son of Norman, Earl Hugh's tenant in 1086, was thought to be succeeded by Alvered, or Alfred, in about 1120. Roger, son of Alvered's grandson, William de Acklam had two daughters. Joan was sole heir after her sister's death: *Joan married Ingram de Boynton. *Their heir, William de Boynton, in 1284–5 was lord and had been living in Acklam since at least 1256. *Ingram, William's son had become lord by 1303. *Son Walter followed, until 1340, *Thomas and Katherine 1365 * Sir Thomas Boynton II, succeeded in 1402 *Thomas's son, Henry, was executed three years later for joining the Percy rebellion. The manor area was merged with Kirk Leavington, under Roger Thornton and was in his possession in 1428, later reverting to the Boynton line: *William, Henry's second son, is said to have held the area after the death of his brother Thomas.


Land holder (1460/1 to 1637)

In 1460-1 Thomas son of Thomas, also heir of William, died as lord of Acklam. *From his son Henry, who was dead in 1495, the manor came in direct line to Henry's grandson Matthew, seised at his death in 1540, when he left a son Thomas, aged three. *Thomas was succeeded in January 1581 or 1582 by his son and heir Francis, lord in 1613 and thought to last until 1617. *Twenty years later Acklam was sold by his son Sir Matthew Boynton, baronet, to William Hustler. To the west of the current Acklam area, the then village of Stainsby was deserted by 1757. Today this site amounts to little more than a series of grassy mounds near the
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Absorption into Middlesbrough

Part of the parish of West Acklam was included in the
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of Middlesbrough from 1866, the rest being in
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. The parish of West Acklam was finally abolished on 1 April 1932 and merged with Middlesbrough, parts also went to Hemlington and Marton, and the rest of the area was also incorporated into Middlesbrough district. In 1931 the parish had a population of 287.


Geography

Acklam is situated in West Middlesbrough, and encloses smaller estates such as Kader, And Trimdon Avenue Estate. Acklam Road runs directly through Acklam, and just off Acklam Road is Hall Drive. The previous focus of the parish was the residence of the Hustler family, the Restoration
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of
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, this is shown in maps of the pre-industrial area—such as the 1714 Lordship of Acklam Plan—in the nearby Dorman Museum in
Linthorpe Linthorpe is a neighbourhood in Middlesbrough in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. It borders the neighbourhoods of Acklam, Ayresome, Grove Hill, the town centre and Whinney Banks. History Deriving from 'Leofa's villa ...
. The house, formerly a
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and Middlesbrough's sole
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, had ceased to be the Acklam Campus of
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by the middle of 2008.


Demographics


Education

In the Acklam ward is Newham Bridge Primary School. The previous Hall Garth Community Arts College and King's Manor School amalgamated to form Oakfields Community College and is presently Outwood Academy Acklam. Trimdon ward schools include Acklam Whin, St Clare's Primary. Kader ward schools include Kader Academy and Acklam Grange, the latter previously Stainsby Secondary Modern. St. David's Roman Catholic Technology College (Kader ward) amalgamated with the other local Catholic secondary school and is now Trinity Catholic College, in nearby
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.


Notable people

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– comedian and actor *
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– comedian and magician *
Chris Rea Christopher Anton Rea ( ; born 4 March 1951) is a British Rock music, rock and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist from Middlesbrough. Known for his distinctive voice and his slide guitar playing, Rea has recorded twenty-five studio albums, ...
– singer songwriter *
Brian Clough Brian Howard Clough ( ; 21 March 1935 – 20 September 2004) was an English football player and manager, primarily known for his successes as a manager with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. He is one of four managers to have won the Englis ...
– footballer and football manager * Elizabeth Carling – actress *
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– BBC business reporter * Andy McDonald – Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough, was born in Acklam * Alan Hughes MBE – vicar of Berwick and Canon of Newcastle Cathedral


References


External links

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Middlesbrough Council website

Acklam Community Council website
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