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Acomb North Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Unitary authority: York · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

Explore Acomb, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Acomb map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Acomb, North Yorkshire

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PlaceAcomb
Traditional CountyNorth Yorkshire
Unitary AuthorityYork
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.955505
Longitude-1.126473
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Acomb

Acomb maintains the character of a distinct, self-contained place that retains its own steady heartbeat despite the encroaching influence of its larger neighbour. It lies 1.8 miles west-south-west of York (from York: bearing 256°T, OS grid SE 574 513), and is situated east-south-east of Knapton village. The local landscape is defined by a low, unassuming rise that allows the afternoon light to linger across the rooftops and the quiet, grassy expanse of Acomb Green. This open space serves as a calm fulcrum for the locality, where the shade of mature trees provides a cool refuge from the bustling commerce of the main street. Residents often traverse the slopes of nearby Carr Hill, which offers a vantage point over the shifting patterns of the North Yorkshire sky. Beyond the domestic rows, the architectural history of the region is punctuated by the curious presence of the York Cold War Bunker, a subterranean reminder of a different era hidden just beneath the surface of the modern day. Acomb balances these remnants of the past with a vibrant, practical present that remains uniquely its own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Acomb Green (Park) — 0.1 mi, 241° WSW
  • Carr Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 036° NE
  • York Cold War Bunker (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 077° ENE
  • Bachelor Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 219° SW
  • Cold War Period Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Howe Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 081° E
  • Holgate Windmill (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 086° E
  • West Bank Park (Park) — 0.7 mi, 103° ESE
  • 4 Seasons (Public Artwork) — 0.7 mi, 089° E
  • Clifton Short Reach (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 047° NE
  • Hob Stone (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 124° SE
  • York Railway Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 138° SE
  • York Tyburn (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 122° ESE
  • National Railway Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 075° ENE
  • Clifton Ings And Rawcliffe Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 027° NNE · 56 ha
  • Clifton Long Reach (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 065° ENE
  • Everyman York (Cinema) — 1.4 mi, 092° E
  • Bar Convent Museum (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 090° E
  • Micklegate Bar Museum (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 089° E
  • Goddards Garden (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 138° SE
  • Moor Lane Drain (River) — 1.5 mi, 290° WNW
  • City Walls, Gates, Posterns (Not Including The Section From Bootham Bar To Monk Bar, N Of The Minster, Now Part Of National Monument No 13280), Moats, Mounds, Bayle (Or Baile) Hill, St Leonard'S Hospital And Merchant Taylor'S Hall, Aldwark (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 093° E · 7 ha
  • Yorkshire Museum (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 075° ENE
  • Museum Gardens (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 074° ENE
  • Museum Gardens, York (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.7 mi, 076° ENE · 4 ha
  • St Mary'S Abbey (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 076° ENE · 4 ha
  • City Screen Picturehouse (Cinema) — 1.7 mi, 082° E
  • York Theatre Royal (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 075° ENE
  • Bootham Bar (Castle) — 1.8 mi, 073° ENE
  • Barley Hall (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 078° ENE
  • Friargate Theatre (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 088° E

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About This Acomb Map Page

Explore Acomb, North Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.955505, -1.126473. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.