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Originally an ancient village (mentioned in the Domesday Book), as London expanded, Acton became absorbed into the city. Acton was a Borough from 1921 to 1965, when it was absorbed into the London Borough of Ealing.

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.

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.

The name Acton derives from the Anglo-Saxon for "Oak Town"

Nearest places:

• Gunnersbury
• Brentford
• Chiswick
• Wormwood Scrubs
• Kew

Nearest tube stations:

• Acton Town tube station
• Ealing Broadway station
• Ealing Common tube stationEaling 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. To the east the next station is Acton Town. On the Piccadilly Line, the next station is North Ealing; on the Distr
• North Ealing tube station
• East Acton tube stationEast Acton is a London Underground station. On the Central Line, it lies between White City and North Acton, in Zone 2. It is close to the HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs jail. London Underground stations.
• West Acton tube station

Nearest railway stations:

• Acton Central railway stationOn the North London Line, between South Acton and Willesden Junction, in Zone 2. Opened as Acton 1 August 1853, with the name being changed November 1920.
• Acton South railway station
• Acton Main Line railway stationMain line station, served by First Great Western company. Eastbound trains to London Paddington, and westbound trains to Ealing Broadway station and beyond, about every half hour in the daytime. No trains on Sundays. London railway stations.
• Ealing Broadway station