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 , in the unitary authority area of and the ceremonial county of , England.
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  • Type: Village with 330 residents
  • Description: village and former civil parish in Cheshire East, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Acton, Cheshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Acton and Nantwich Aqueduct.

Church
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St Mary's Church is an active Anglican parish church located in Monk's Lane, Acton, a village to the west of , , England. Since 1967 it has been designated a Grade I listed building.

Bridge
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is a navigable aqueduct in Acton in , England, which carries the Shropshire Union Canal over the to road. Designed by Thomas Telford, it dates from around 1826 and is listed at grade II*.

Dwelling
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is a Grade I listed Jacobean mansion in Acton, , England, considered by Nikolaus Pevsner to be one of the two finest Jacobean houses in the county. The present owners are the Roundells.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nantwich and Cholmondeston.

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

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of and the ceremonial county of , England. The village lies 5 miles to the northwest of . is situated 4 miles north of Acton.

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WIN-b ree or WIM-b ree is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of and the ceremonial county of , England.

Acton

Latitude
53.07418° or 53° 4′ 27″ north
Longitude
-2.55022° or 2° 33′ 1″ west
Population
330
Elevation
207 feet (63 metres)
Open location code
9C5V3CFX+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1929196077
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12264391
Wiki­data ID
Q2123290
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Acton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “اكتون”
  • Basque: “Acton (Cheshire)”
  • Basque: “Acton”
  • Cebuano: “Acton (distrito sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Inglatera, Cheshire East)”
  • Cebuano: “Acton”
  • Chinese: “Acton”
  • Dutch: “Acton”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اكتون”
  • Esperanto: “Acton”
  • French: “Acton”
  • German: “Acton”
  • Irish: “Acton”
  • Italian: “Acton (Cheshire)”
  • Italian: “Acton”
  • Kurdish: “Acton, Cheshire”
  • Kurdish: “Acton”
  • Ladin: “Acton”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Acton (Cheshire)”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Acan tūn, Ceasterscīr”
  • Persian: “اکتون”
  • Polish: “Acton”
  • Portuguese: “Acton”
  • Spanish: “Acton”
  • Swedish: “Acton, Cheshire”
  • Swedish: “Acton”
  • Turkish: “Acton, Cheshire”
  • Urdu: “ایکٹن، چیشائر”
  • Welsh: “Acton, Swydd Gaer”
  • Welsh: “Acton”
  • “Acton”

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