Editing Acomb, North Yorkshire (section)

==Economy==
[[File:York Road, Acomb, York (12th June 2013).JPG|thumb|left|York Road, Acomb, York (12 June 2013)]]
Up to the early years of the 20th&nbsp;century, the main economy of Acomb had been agriculture. Several farms, such as Gale Farm, were located in the village. The increasing population overspill from York saw this decline to the point where all the farms had disappeared by the latter half of the century.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/archive/2001/04/23/York+Archive/7944133.The_village_that_grew_and_grew/|title=The Village that grew and grew|work=York Press|date=5 February 2007 |access-date=1 November 2007}}</ref>
[[File:Pizza Hut - Acomb Green - geograph.org.uk - 1742447.jpg|thumb|[[Pizza Hut]] on The Green]]
Acomb has a small shopping area located around Front Street, Acomb Road (B1224) and some adjacent roads, with free car parking at the local supermarket. Businesses are a mixture of traditional local food produce retailers, familiar High Street brands, major banking chains and professional services such as accountants, dentists and architects.

There are also several public houses, cafes, small restaurants and take-away food outlets in the area, plus several small and medium-sized enterprises. In July 2006,<ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2007/02/12/british_sugar_factory_closure_feature.shtml | title=A smell of the past |first=Adam |last=Holmes |work=BBC North Yorkshire|access-date=9 October 2010}}</ref> the closure of the 80-year-old [[British Sugar]] plant near Boroughbridge Road meant the loss of 100 jobs and problems for many local farmers.

Residential homes are a mixture of [[council estate]]s and private freeholds. Provision was made for small shopping areas of four or five stores to be located in the centre of the estates. Examples can be found on Beckfield Lane, Cornlands Road, Gale Lane and Foxwood Lane. Pubs such as the King William on Barkston Avenue, the White Rose (now demolished) on Cornlands Road and the Beagle on Foxwood Lane can be found near these small estate shops.

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File:The Acomb - Tudor Road - geograph.org.uk - 1739953.jpg|The Acomb (renamed as The Clockhouse)
File:The Marcia Grey, Acomb - geograph.org.uk - 1181117.jpg|The Marcia Grey
File:The Puss n' Boots - geograph.org.uk - 1181349.jpg|The Puss n' Boots (now closed and demolished)
File:Front Street, Acomb, York (12th June 2013) 001.JPG|Front Street Shops
File:Acomb Fire Station-1631777-by-Kevin-Hale.jpg|Acomb Fire Station
File:British Sugar Factory in Full Steam - geograph.org.uk - 134107.jpg|British Sugar Factory (now closed and demolished)
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