Acklam is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.

Acklam is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Aclum in the East Riding and gave its name to the Hundred.

The etymology of the name is derived from Old English āc (an oak tree) and lēah (a forest or wood clearing).

[2] There are the remains of an earthwork motte and bailey castle on a ridge overlooking the village to the south.

[3] The village lies within the Westminster Parliamentary Constituency of Thirsk and Malton and the Sheriff Hutton and Derwent Electoral Division of North Yorkshire Council.