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Acton is the name of several places:In 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
In Wales
In the USA:
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).
In 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
In Australia
- Acton, suburb of CanberraFor other meanings see Canberra (disambiguation). Canberra (pronounced CAN-bruh) is Australia's capital city and largest inland city, though only the 7th largest overall in the country. It is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory, Australian Capital TerritoryAustralian Capital Territory ACT , chiefly the site of Canberra (population 309,500 as at 16/10/2004), Australia's capital city, is situated between the country's two largest and rival cities, Melbourne and Sydney. Description The ACT is wholly surrounded
- Acton , suburb of HobartFor other places named Hobart see Hobart (disambiguation). Hobart is the state capital of Tasmania, Australia's island state. Geography Hobart is located on the estuary of the Derwent River in the state's south-east. The CBD is located on the western shor, TasmaniaTasmania State flag ( In detail) Coat of Arms ( Full size) Capital Hobart Governor William Cox (Acting Governor) Premier Paul Lennon Area — Land — Marine — Total 68 401 km² 22 357 km² 90 758 km² Population(Sep 2003) Density 478 400 6. 92/km² Time zone UTC
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