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Acton Burnell

Acton Burnell

Acton Burnell is a village and parish in the English county of . Home to Concord College, it is also famous for an early meeting of Parliament where the Statute of Acton Burnell was passed in 1283.
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Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 544 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Acton Burnell, Shropshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Acton Burnell Castle and St Mary’s Church, Acton Burnell.

Photo: MortimerCat, CC BY 3.0.
is a 13th-century fortified manor house, located near the village of Acton Burnell, Shropshire, England. It is believed that the first Parliament of England at which the Commons were fully represented was held here in 1283.

Church
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is in the village of Acton Burnell, , England, and stands near the ruins of . It is an active Anglican in the deanery of Condover, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford.

School
is an independent co-educational international day/boarding school in , , situated in the grounds of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Frodesley and Kenley.

Hamlet
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is a tiny village and civil parish in the county of , and is situated partly within the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Hamlet
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is a small village and civil parish in the county of . It is located in remote countryside, atop a ridge at around 180 metres above sea level. is situated 2 miles southeast of Acton Burnell.

Hamlet
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is a small village in the county of . It is part of the civil parish of . Nearby villages include , to the west of , and the village of Berrington to the north-west, on the other side of the which flows to the north of , and to the south. is situated 2½ miles north of Acton Burnell.

Acton Burnell

Latitude
52.61337° or 52° 36′ 48″ north
Longitude
-2.69388° or 2° 41′ 38″ west
Population
544
Elevation
377 feet (115 metres)
Open location code
9C4VJ874+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2764651072
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2657693
Wiki­data ID
Q3811341
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Acton Burnell” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Acton Burnell”
  • Dutch: “Acton Burnell”
  • French: “Acton Burnell”
  • Irish: “Acton Burnell”
  • Italian: “Acton Burnell”
  • Ladin: “Acton Burnell”
  • Persian: “اکتن برنل”
  • Polish: “Acton Burnell”
  • Russian: “Актон Бернелл”
  • Spanish: “Acton Burnell”
  • Swedish: “Acton Burnell”
  • Turkish: “Acton Burnell”
  • Welsh: “Acton Burnell”
  • “Acton Burnell”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Acton Burnell Post Office and Hall Meadow.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Acton Burnell”. Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.