Acton, London - Definition and Overview

Acton is a place in the London Borough of Ealing, west London.

Originally an ancient village (mentioned in the Domesday Book), as London expanded, Acton became absorbed into the city. Acton was a borough in Middlesex 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 station
• North Ealing tube station
• East Acton tube station
• West Acton tube station

Nearest railway stations:

• Acton Central railway station
• Acton South railway station
• Acton Main Line railway station
• Ealing Broadway station