Acton

Acton is a hamlet in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland. Acton is situated near the village Poyntzpass, as well as near the hamlet Scarva.

Places of Interest

Highlights: 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 2,843 passengers boarding or alighting at the station in the 2025/26 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 small historic market town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is on a hillside above the Cusher River, and is overlooked by Tandragee Castle. 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″ north

Longitude

-6.37609° or 6° 22′ 34″ west

Elevation

125 feet (38 metres)

Open location code

9C6M8J5F+7H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 267763147

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2657694

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Places to explore: Scarva and Station Bridge.

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Highlights: Acton Orange Hall and Acton Lake Visitor Centre.

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