Acton

Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	Maps for TQ205805
Administration
London borough:	Ealing
County level:	Greater London
Region:	London
Nation:	England
Other
Ceremonial county:	Greater London
Historic county:	Middlesex (1965)
Services
Police force:	Metropolitan Police
Fire brigade:	London Fire Brigade
Ambulance service:	London Ambulance
Media
ITV franchise:	ITV London
BBC region:	BBC London
BBC Local Radio:	BBC London 94.9
Post office and telephone
Post town:	LONDON
Postal district:	W3, W4
Dialling code:	020
Politics
UK Parliament:	Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush
London Assembly:	Ealing and Hillingdon
European Parliament:	London

Acton is a place in the London Borough of Ealing. It is located 6.4 miles (10.3 km) west of Charing Cross. Originally an ancient village (mentioned in the Domesday Book), as London expanded, Acton became absorbed into the city. Acton was a municipal borough of Middlesex from 1921 to 1965, when it was absorbed into the London Borough of Ealing. East Acton is in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which 12 (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and 20 Outer London. ... The London Borough of Ealing is a London borough in the west of the city. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... 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St Mary's Church in Acton Central

Acton lies on the former main road between London and Oxford and several inns along it date back several centuries as stopping places for travellers. Several springs were found towards the end of the 17th century on the north-east side of Acton and they became for a time health spas. Acton used to be famous for its laundries. The local soft water led to there being around 170 establishments in South Acton at the end of the 19th century, serving hotels and the rich in London's West End, leading to the nickname "soapsuds island".

Acton is now principally residential, though it maintains some light industry: particularly in the north east in the Park Royal area, and the south near the border with Chiswick.

Acton is also home to the largest housing estate in West London, the South Acton estate, with approximately 2000 homes and 5800 residents^{[citation needed]}.

View of South Acton from Barwick House, showing Jerome Tower and Berrymede Junior School

Since WW2, Acton has had a small but notable population of Polish immigrants. In recent years a number of Antipodean immigrants have settled there: there are several Australian / South African pubs concentrated in a small area. Other substantial immmigrant groups include Iraqis and Somalis. A Japanese school has attracted a Japanese community to West Acton. Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II...

The name Acton derives from the Anglo-Saxon for "oak town". Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ...

Acton was also the birthplace of The Who, of which all members except Keith Moon went to Acton High School, and was where the Monty Python sketch 'Bicycle Repair Man' was shot, on Churchfield Road. Harlech Tower, on the South Acton estate, was a stand-in for the fictional Nelson Mandela House , the home of Del Boy, in the popular sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. The Who are a British rock band that first came to prominence in the 1960s. ... Keith John Moon (August 23, 1946 – September 7, 1978) was the drummer of the rock group The Who. ... The Monty Python troupe in 1969. ... Churchfield Road, Acton, lies parallel to Acton High Street. ... Derek Edward Trotter, or Del Boy, as he is more commonly known, is the lead character in the hugely popular BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. ... Only Fools and Horses is a hugely popular British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan, and made and broadcast by the BBC. Seven series were broadcast between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003. ...

Nearest places:

• Gunnersbury
• Brentford
• Chiswick
• Wormwood Scrubs
• Kew

Nearest tube stations: Gunnersbury is a place in the London Borough of Hounslow, west London. ... Brentford is a place in in the London Borough of Hounslow on the River Thames in west London. ... Chiswick is a suburb in the London Borough of Hounslow. ... Wormwood Scrubs is a place in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London. ... This article is about the suburb of London. ...

• Acton Town tube station, Piccadilly Line
• Ealing Broadway station, District Line, Central Line
• Ealing Common tube station, Piccadilly Line, District Line
• North Ealing tube station, Piccadilly Line
• North Acton tube station, Central Line
• East Acton tube station, Central Line
• West Acton tube station, Central Line

Nearest railway stations: Acton Town tube station is a station on the London Underground. ... The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. ... Ealing Broadway is a main line and London Underground railway station, in Ealing. ... The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ... The Central Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured Red on the tube map. ... Ealing Common is a station on the Uxbridge branch of the Piccadilly Line, and on the Ealing Broadway branch of the District Line, in Zone 3. ... The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. ... The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ... North Ealing is a station on the Uxbridge branch of the Piccadilly Line of the London Underground in Travelcard Zone 3, between Ealing Common and Park Royal. ... The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. ... North Acton is a London Underground station. ... The Central Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured Red on the tube map. ... East Acton is a London Underground station. ... The Central Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured Red on the tube map. ... West Acton is a London Underground station between Ealing Broadway and North Acton on the Central line (Ealing Broadway branch) and in zone 3. ... The Central Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured Red on the tube map. ...

• Acton Central railway station, Silverlink
• South Acton railway station, Silverlink
• Acton Main Line railway station, First Great Western Link
• Ealing Broadway station, First Great Western Link, Heathrow Connect

Acton Town Hall The Acton Central railway station is a railway station on the North London Line, between South Acton and Willesden Junction, in Zone 2. ... Silverlink is a regional franchise in the British railway system with routes in suburban London and from London to Northampton. ... South Acton railway station is in the London Borough of Ealing in West London. ... Silverlink is a regional franchise in the British railway system with routes in suburban London and from London to Northampton. ... Acton Main Line railway station is a National Rail station in Acton in west London. ... First Great Western Link is a train operating company owned by First Group that provides train services, on a franchise basis, from Paddington Station to destinations such as Slough, Reading, Didcot, Oxford, Basingstoke, Newbury, Bedwyn, Hereford, Worcester and Banbury. ... Ealing Broadway is a main line and London Underground railway station, in Ealing. ... First Great Western Link is a train operating company owned by First Group that provides train services, on a franchise basis, from Paddington Station to destinations such as Slough, Reading, Didcot, Oxford, Basingstoke, Newbury, Bedwyn, Hereford, Worcester and Banbury. ... Heathrow Connect is a train service in London, connecting Heathrow Airport with Paddington station. ...

Barwick House, on the South Acton Estate

Blocks of flats on the South Acton estate

External links

• actonW3.com (news website)
  
• sarag.org (residents' association for south Acton)