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Acton

Acton is a suburb and community in , , . It spans the north-eastern part of Wrexham. The area is largely residential and at its centre, lies Acton Park, the location of the former Acton Hall.
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  • Type: Suburb with 13,100 residents
  • Description: suburb and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales
  • Also known as: “Acton, Wrexham” and “Gwaunyterfyn”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Racecourse Ground and Wrexham Central railway station.

Stadium
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The is a football stadium in , . It is the home of Wrexham Association Football Club, and is the largest stadium in and the seventh-largest in Wales.

Railway station
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is the smaller of two railway stations serving the central area of in , the other being . The platform can accommodate a three car diesel train, but has room for platform extension.

Library
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is the main public library of , Wales. Located in the , adjacent to , it opened in 1972, superseding the on Queen's Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wrexham and Caia Park.

Photo: kanti kansara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in in . It's industrial, but has lost its former trades of coal-mining and brick-making. It was granted "city" status in 2022, but this is ceremonial and doesn't affect its governance.

Suburb
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is a suburb and community in , , . It was created in 1985 after a Boundary Commission review resulted in the formation of four new community areas within Wrexham, the others being Acton, , and .

Village
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is an urban village and community in , . The densely populated village is one of 's largest and is situated in the north western suburbs of the city, bordering the nearby villages of , Cefn-y-Bedd, , and .

Acton

Latitude
53.0578° or 53° 3′ 28″ north
Longitude
-2.9821° or 2° 58′ 56″ west
Population
13,100
Elevation
279 feet (85 metres)
Open location code
9C5V3259+45
Open­Street­Map ID
node 364409264
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7297546
Wiki­data ID
Q4677659
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Acton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Acton”
  • Bengali: “অ্যাকসশান”
  • Breton: “Gwaunyterfyn”
  • Cebuano: “Acton”
  • Chinese: “Acton”
  • Chinese: “阿克頓”
  • Chinese: “阿克顿”
  • Cornish: “Acton”
  • French: “Acton”
  • German: “Acton”
  • Gujarati: “એકટન”
  • Irish: “Acton”
  • Irish: “Gwaunyterfyn”
  • Japanese: “アクトン”
  • Kannada: “ಆಕ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “아크톤”
  • Lithuanian: “Aktonas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Acton (Wrexham)”
  • Portuguese: “Acton”
  • Russian: “Эктон”
  • Slovenian: “Acton”
  • Slovenian: “Gwaunyterfyn”
  • Spanish: “Acton”
  • Swedish: “Acton, Wrexham”
  • Swedish: “Acton”
  • Tamil: “ஆக்டன்”
  • Telugu: “అక్టన్”
  • Urdu: “ایکٹن، ریکسہیم”
  • Welsh: “Acton Park”
  • Welsh: “Acton, Wrecsam”
  • Welsh: “Gwaunyterfyn”
  • Welsh: “Parc Acton”

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