Acton

Acton is the name of several places and people:

Places

England

• Acton, Cheshire
• Acton, Dorset
• Acton, Staffordshire
• Acton, Shropshire
• Acton, Worcestershire
• Acton, Suffolk
• Acton, London

Of these, the London Acton is the largest. It is noteworthy for having no fewer than seven railway stations distinguished as North, South, East, West, Central, Mainline and Town. Four of these are on the London Underground and three on the regional rail network.

In addition, there are several places in England with a compound name beginning with Acton: Acton Beauchamp, Acton Bridge, Acton Burnell, Acton Green (twice), Acton Pigott, Acton Place, Acton Reynald, Acton Round, Acton Scott, Acton Trussell, and Acton Turville

Wales

• Acton, Denbighshire, Wales

USA

• Acton, California
• Acton, Maine
• Acton, Massachusetts
• Acton Township, Minnesota
• Acton Township, North Dakota

Acton, California is probably named for Acton, Massachusetts by a miner from there. Acton, Massachusetts is probably named for Acton, Suffolk (both are near towns named Sudbury).

Canada

• Acton, Ontario
• Actons Corners, Ontario
• Acton, New Brunswick
• Acton, Quebec
• Acton-Vale, Quebec
• Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• Saint-André-d'Acton, Quebec
• Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton, Quebec
• Saint-Théodore-d'Acton, Quebec
• Acton, Saskatchewan

Australia

• Acton, suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
• Acton, suburb of Hobart, Tasmania

People

The people of this name include:

• John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton: Lord Acton, the Catholic historian.
• Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, his grandfather, admiral and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Naples.
• Charles Januarius Edward Acton, his uncle, Cardinal of Santa Maria della Pace.
• Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 4th Baron Acton, his great-grandson, Labour peer and life peer.
• Harold Acton writer, dandy and dillettante.
• Ferdinand Acton, his second cousin, officer in the Neapolitan Navy, attempted to intercept Garibaldi at Marsala.