Acton
Acton is a hamlet in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. It lies within the civil parish of Whitmore, four miles south west of Newcastle close to the junction of the A53 and the A5182, Trentham Road. Newcastle-under-Lyme District Council has…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Staffordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Acton, Staffordshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Thomas and Church of St Mary and All Saints.
St James the Great
Church
Photo: Pete Greatbatch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St James the Great is a church, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Acton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitmore and Baldwin’s Gate.
Whitmore
Village
Photo: Andy and Hilary, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitmore is a village, civil parish and small curacy in the county of Staffordshire, England, near Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Baldwin’s Gate
Village
Photo: charles c, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baldwin's Gate is a village in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire. The population details for the 2011 census can be found under Whitmore. Baldwin’s Gate is situated 2 miles southwest of Acton.
Keele
Village
Photo: Mholland, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Keele is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. It is approximately 3 miles west of Newcastle-under-Lyme and is close to the village of Silverdale. Keele is situated 2½ miles northwest of Acton.
Acton
- Category: locality
- Location: Whitmore, Newcastle-under-Lyme District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.96981° or 52° 58′ 11″ northLongitude
-2.26323° or 2° 15′ 48″ westElevation
548 feet (167 metres)Open location code
9C4VXP9P+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 624046815OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Acton” goes by many names.
- French: “Acton”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Āctūn, Stæffordscīr”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Āctūn”
- Polish: “Acton (Staffordshire)”
- Polish: “Acton”
- Urdu: “ایکٹن، سٹیفورڈشائر”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Acton Wesleyan Church and Acton Hill.
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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”. Photo: Steve Lewin, CC BY-SA 2.0.