/ˈæktən/
OriginFrom Old English āc (“oak”) + tūn (“farm, town, homestead”); compare the doublet Aughton.
- countable, uncountableA village in Burland and Acton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6353).
- countable, uncountableA hamlet in Langton Matravers parish, Purbeck district, Dorset (OS grid ref SY9878).
- countable, uncountableA town and suburb in the borough of Ealing, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2080).
- countable, uncountableA hamlet in Allendale parish, south-west Northumberland (OS grid ref NY8351).
- countable, uncountableA village in Lydbury North parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO3184).
- countable, uncountableA hamlet in Whitmore parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8241).
- countable, uncountableA village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8944).
- countable, uncountableA locality in Ombersley parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8467).
- countable, uncountableA suburb and community in Wrexham borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3451).
- countable, uncountableA village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
- countable, uncountableA community in the town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario.
- countable, uncountableA regional county municipality in the Montérégie region, Quebec.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama.
- countable, uncountableA census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California.
“Fire crews battled two brush fires in northern Los Angeles County on Thursday — the King fire, which ignited near Pyramid Lake in the early morning, and the Hawk fire, which erupted in Acton around 3 ”
- countable, uncountableA ghost town in Polk County, Florida.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Harris County, Georgia.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Taylor County, Kentucky.
- countable, uncountableA town in York County, Maine.
- countable, uncountableA town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Meeker County, Minnesota.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Salem County, New Jersey.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in McNairy County, Tennessee.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Hood County, Texas.
- countable, uncountableA suburb of Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
- countableA habitational surname from Old English.
FormsActons(plural)