Acton.
Any of a few places in England:
Meaning & usage
Any of a few places in England: A village in Burland and Acton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6353).
Any of a few places in England: A hamlet in Langton Matravers parish, Purbeck district, Dorset (OS grid ref SY9878).
Any of a few places in England: A town and suburb in the borough of Ealing, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2080).
Any of a few places in England: A hamlet in Allendale parish, south-west Northumberland (OS grid ref NY8351).
Any of a few places in England: A village in Lydbury North parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO3184).
Any of a few places in England: A hamlet in Whitmore parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8241).
Any of a few places in England: A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8944).
Any of a few places in England: A locality in Ombersley parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8467).
A suburb and community in Wrexham borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3451).
A village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
A place in Canada: A community in the town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario.
A place in Canada: A regional county municipality in the Montérégie region, Quebec.
Any of a few places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama.
Any of a few places in the United States: A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California.
Any of a few places in the United States: A ghost town in Polk County, Florida.
Any of a few places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harris County, Georgia.
Any of a few places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Taylor County, Kentucky.
Any of a few places in the United States: A town in York County, Maine.
Any of a few places in the United States: A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Any of a few places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Meeker County, Minnesota.
Any of a few places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana.
Any of a few places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Salem County, New Jersey.
Any of a few places in the United States: An unincorporated community in McNairy County, Tennessee.
Any of a few places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hood County, Texas.
A suburb of Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From Old English āc (“oak”) + tūn (“farm, town, homestead”); compare the doublet Aughton.
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