Acton
Acton is a farm in Edmondbyers, County Durham, England. Acton is situated nearby to the forest Hotburn Plantation, as well as near Sawmill Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ruffside Hall and Derwent Reservoir.
Ruffside Hall
Building
Photo: Trevor Littlewood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ruffside Hall is a building, which is situated 3,400 feet east of Acton.
Derwent Reservoir
The Derwent Reservoir is a reservoir on the River Derwent, on the border between County Durham and Northumberland, in England. It is west of Consett. It is 3.5 miles long) and covers an area of 4 km2 and has a maximum depth of 100 ft and when full, holds 11,000 million gallons. Derwent Reservoir is situated 1½ miles east of Acton.
The Lord Crewe Arms Hotel
Pub
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lord Crewe Arms Hotel is a medieval hotel in Blanchland, Northumberland, England. It is dated to 1165 and was used as a hiding hole by monks of nearby Blanchland Abbey for centuries and contains hidden stairways and stone flagged floors. The Lord Crewe Arms Hotel is situated 1½ miles southwest of Acton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blanchland and Baybridge.
Blanchland
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blanchland is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the County Durham boundary. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 135. Blanchland is situated 1½ miles southwest of Acton.
Baybridge
Hamlet
Baybridge is a small village in Northumberland, England, just to the west of Blanchland and on the border with County Durham. It is situated to the west of Consett and the Derwent Reservoir, between Newbiggin and Blanchland. Baybridge is situated 2 miles southwest of Acton.
Edmundbyers
Village
Photo: John Clive Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Edmundbyers is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Consett, near Derwent Reservoir. In 2001 it had a population of 118. The civil parish of Edmondbyers had a population taken at the 2011 Census of 173. Edmundbyers is situated 2½ miles southeast of Acton.
Acton
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Edmondbyers, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.86439° or 54° 51′ 52″ northLongitude
-2.02765° or 2° 1′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C6VVX7C+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 793385234OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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