Acaster Malbis is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York, England. It is located on the River Ouse, almost 5 miles south of York. Nearby are the villages of Copmanthorpe 2 miles to the northwest, Bishopthorpe 2 miles to the north and Appleton Roebuck 3.5 miles to the southwest. The parish covers an area of about 2,000 acres.
The Latin word for a camp is castra indicating that the Roman army may once have been based here. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Acastre. The Malbis is derived from the Norman Malbysse or De Malebys family. Malbis was a Norman personal name that in French means "very swarthy".
There was a Royal Air Force station in the village during and immediately after the Second World War.
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 578. Until 1996 the parish was part of the district of Selby. There are two churches and an inn in the village. The village is also the home for a holiday park.
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