Acton

Acton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Burland and Acton, lying immediately west of the town of Nantwich, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nantwich railway station and St Mary’s Church, Nantwich.

Nantwich railway station

Railway station

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Nantwich railway station serves the town of Nantwich, Cheshire, England. It is on the Crewe to Shrewsbury line 4+1⁄2 miles south west of Crewe. Opened in 1858, it was the junction for the Great Western Railway route to Wellington via Market Drayton until 1963.

St Mary’s Church, Nantwich

Church

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St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

Nantwich Museum

Museum

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Nantwich Museum is a local museum in the town of Nantwich, Cheshire, northwest England, founded in 1980. The museum is housed in the former public library, dating from 1888.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nantwich.

Nantwich

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Nantwich is a beautiful historic town in Cheshire. It contains many old buildings which were built after the great fire of Nantwich in 1583. Someone who is born within the town's boundaries is called a 'Dabber'.

Acton

Type: Locality
Location: Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.0684° or 53° 4′ 6″ north

Longitude

-2.5489° or 2° 32′ 56″ west

Elevation

207 feet (63 metres)

Open location code

9C5V3F92+8C

GeoNames ID

7299882

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