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Acton may refer to:
[edit] Places
[edit] England
Also:
- Acton Beauchamp, Herefordshire
- Acton Bridge, Cheshire
- Acton Burnell, Shropshire
- Acton Green, Herefordshire
- Acton Pigott, Shropshire
- Acton Place, Suffolk
- Acton Reynald, Shropshire
- Acton Round, Shropshire
- Acton Scott, Shropshire
- Acton Trussell, Staffordshire
- Acton Turville, South Gloucestershire
[edit] Northern Ireland
[edit] United States
- Acton, Alabama
- Acton, California
- Acton, Indiana
- Acton, Kentucky
- Acton, Massachusetts
- Acton, Maine
- Acton Township, Minnesota
- Acton, Montana
- Acton, North Carolina
- Acton Township, North Dakota
- Acton, New Jersey
- Acton, Tennessee
- Acton, Texas
- Acton State Historic Site, Texas
[edit] Canada
[edit] Australia
[edit] 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.
- Joseph Edward Acton (1737-1808), his great-uncle, brother of the Prime Minister
- Harold Acton, his distant cousin, writer, dandy and dillettante.
- Keith Acton, former National Hockey League player.
- Edward Acton (d. 1707), British naval captain
- Thomas Acton (1662-1721), English Jesuit
- Acton, a minor character in The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks.
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