Acton Scott
Acton Scott is a village and parish near Church Stretton in Shropshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 104. It lies in the Shropshire Hills area of outstanding natural beauty.Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet with 108 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Acton Scott, Shropshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Margaret, Acton Scott and Church Stretton railway station.
Church Stretton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church Stretton railway station serves the town of Church Stretton, in Shropshire, England. It is on the Welsh Marches line, 12+3⁄4 miles south of Shrewsbury; trains on the Heart of Wales line also serve the station. Church Stretton railway station is situated 2½ miles north of Acton Scott.
Church of St Andrew
Church
Photo: Carol Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Andrew is situated 2 miles northeast of Acton Scott.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marshbrook and Whittingslow.
Marshbrook
Hamlet
Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marshbrook is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is sometimes spelt "Marsh Brook", which is also the name of a small watercourse which flows through the area.
Whittingslow
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whittingslow is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is located in the parish of Wistanstow, just off the B4370 road, between Marshbrook and Cwm Head. The hamlet lies on a hilltop, at 252m above sea level.
Felhampton
Hamlet
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Felhampton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is around 3.5 miles north of Craven Arms, and 17 miles south of Shrewsbury. The hamlet is located by the A49 road. Felhampton is situated 1½ miles southwest of Acton Scott.
Acton Scott
- Categories: village, civil parish, and locality
- Location: Acton Scott, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.50155° or 52° 30′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.80439° or 2° 48′ 16″ westPopulation
108Elevation
712 feet (217 metres)Open location code
9C4VG52W+J6OpenStreetMap ID
node 54023648OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2657690Wikidata ID
Q3811370
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Acton Scott” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Acton Scott”
- Dutch: “Acton Scott”
- French: “Acton Scott”
- Irish: “Acton Scott”
- Ladin: “Acton Scott”
- Latin: “Scotus Acton”
- Polish: “Acton Scott”
- Swedish: “Acton Scott”
- Turkish: “Acton Scott”
- Welsh: “Acton Scott”
- “Acton Scott”
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