Acton
Acton is a hamlet in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland. Acton is situated nearby to the village Poyntzpass, as well as near the hamlet Scarva.Places of Interest
Highlights include Poyntzpass railway station and Scarva railway station.
Poyntzpass railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poyntzpass railway station serves the village of Poyntzpass in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Poyntzpass is the least-used railway station in Northern Ireland, with just 1,730 passengers boarding or alighting at the station in the 2024/25 financial year.
Scarva railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Milepost98, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scarva railway station serves the small village of Scarva in County Down, Northern Ireland. Despite serving the County Down village, the station itself is in County Armagh, the nearby Newry Canal being the boundary. Scarva railway station is situated 1½ miles north of Acton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poyntzpass and Loughbrickland.
Poyntzpass
Village
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poyntzpass is a small village on the border between southern County Armagh and County Down in Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballymore and the historic barony of Orior Lower within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon area.
Loughbrickland
Village
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughbrickland is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, south of Banbridge on the A1 Belfast–Dublin road. In the 2011 census it had a population of 693. Loughbrickland is within the Banbridge District. Loughbrickland is situated 3 miles east of Acton.
Tandragee
Village
Photo: HENRY CLARK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tandragee is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is on a hillside above the Cusher River, and is overlooked by Tandragee Castle. The town is in the civil parish of Ballymore and the historic barony of Orior Lower. Tandragee is situated 3½ miles northwest of Acton.
Acton
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.30816° or 54° 18′ 29″ northLongitude
-6.37609° or 6° 22′ 34″ westElevation
125 feet (38 metres)Open location code
9C6M8J5F+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 267763147OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2657694
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