Acomb, a parish in the liberty of St. Peter's; 2 miles W. of York. The church is an ancient small structure, and being seated on a dry and elevated situation, a number of families choose it for their place of sepulchre. Here is also a newly erected Methodist chapel, likewise a School, built by voluntary subscriptions of the inhabitants, and vested in certain trustees, upon Dr. Bell's plan of education. Population, 733.

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