Acton may refer to:

Places

Antarctica

Australia

* Acton, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Acton, Tasmania, a suburb of Burnie * Acton Park, Tasmania, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, formerly known as Acton

Canada

* Acton, Ontario, a community * Acton Island, District of Muskoka, Ontario * Acton, New Brunswick * Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec

New Zealand

Acton, New Zealand Rakaia is a town seated close to the southern banks of the Rakaia River on the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand's South Island, approximately 57 km south of Christchurch on New Zealand State Highway 1, State Highway 1 and the Main South Li ...

, a rural community

United Kingdom

Acton, County Armagh Acton is a hamlet and townland of 22 acres in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, about a half mile north of Poyntzpass. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballymore and the historic barony of Orior Lower and within the Armagh City, Banbridge an ...

, Northern Ireland, a hamlet and townland * Acton, Cheshire, a village and civil parish * Acton, Cheshire (ancient parish) *

Acton, Dorset Acton is a Hamlet (place), hamlet in the parish of Langton Matravers, on the Isle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset in the south of England. The hamlet of Acton was built as living quarters for the quarrymen working at the local quarries. The ...

, a hamlet * Acton, London, an area of west London ** East Acton ** North Acton ** South Acton, London ** West Acton ** Municipal Borough of Acton, former local government district **

Acton (UK Parliament constituency) Acton was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, created for the 1918 general election. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. The constituency was ...

Acton, Northumberland Acton is a small hamlet in Northumberland, north-east England, about south of Allendale Town. ''Acton'' is usually Anglo-Saxon Old English for "farmstead at the oak tree(s)"; here, though, it is "Acca's farmstead". ''Acca'' is an Anglo-Sa ...

, a hamlet * Acton, Shropshire, a village * Acton, Staffordshire, a hamlet * Acton, Suffolk, a village and civil parish * Acton, Worcestershire *

Acton, Wrexham Acton ( cy, Gwaunyterfyn) is a suburb and community in Wrexham, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It spans the north-eastern part of Wrexham. The area is largely residential and at its centre, lies Acton Park ( cy, Parc Gwaunyterfyn / Parc Acton), ...

, a local government community

United States

* Acton, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Acton, California, an unincorporated census-designated place * Acton, Florida, a former town * Acton, Georgia, an unincorporated community *

Acton, Indiana Acton is a small community located in the southeast corner of Marion County, Indiana, United States, and has been included in the city of Indianapolis under the Unigov legislation passed by the Indiana General Assembly in 1969. The community was ...

, a community *

Acton, Kentucky Acton is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 70 east of the city of Campbellsville, the county seat of Taylor County. Its elevation is 728 feet (222 m)., Geographic Names Inform ...

, an unincorporated community * Acton, Maine, a town * Acton, Massachusetts, a town *

Acton Township, Meeker County, Minnesota Acton Township is a township in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 381 at the 2000 census. The township includes almost all of Grove City. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total ...

** Acton, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Acton, Montana, an unincorporated community * Acton, New Jersey, an unincorporated community * Acton Township, Walsh County, North Dakota *

Acton Lake Hueston Woods State Park is a state park located in Butler and Preble counties of the U.S. state of Ohio, about five miles (8 km) northeast of Oxford in the southwestern part of the state. The park lies in Oxford Township, Butler County, ...

, Ohio *

Acton, Tennessee Acton is an unincorporated community in McNairy County, Tennessee, in the United States. History It is believed that it is most likely named after Acton, England. References Unincorporated communities in McNairy County, Tennessee Unin ...

, an unincorporated community *

Acton, Texas Acton is a small unincorporated community located about seven miles (11 km) due east of Granbury on the Brazos River in Hood County, Texas, United States. Acton was formerly called Commanche Peak and was later renamed to Acton, possibly afte ...

, an unincorporated community *

Acton State Historic Site Acton State Historic Site, located near Acton, Texas, Acton approximately east of Granbury, Texas, Granbury in Hood County, Texas, Hood County, Texas (United States), is the grave site of Elizabeth Patton Crockett, second wife of Davy Crockett, w ...

, Texas

Schools

* Acton School of Business, Austin, Texas * Acton Technical College, Uxbridge, West London, United Kingdom * Acton High School (Massachusetts), a former American high school, on the National Register of Historic Places * Ark Acton Academy, in the Acton area of the London Borough of Ealing, England

People

Acton (surname) Acton is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton (1834–1902): Lord Acton, the Catholic historian ** Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 4th Baron Acton (1941–2010), his great-grandson, Labour p ...

* Acton Bell, a pen name of Anne Brontë (1820–1849), English novelist and poet * Eugenia de Acton, a pen name of Alethea Lewis (1749–1827), English novelist *

Acton Adams William Acton Blakeway Adams (1843 – 24 January 1924), known as Acton Adams, was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand, Nelson, New Zealand. Early life Adams was born at Wilden Manor, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, Engl ...

(1843–1924), British politician *

Acton Smee Ayrton Acton Smee Ayrton (5 August 1816 – 30 November 1886) was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician. Considered a radical and champion of the working classes, he served as First Commissioner of Works under William Ewart Gladstone between ...

(1816–1886), British barrister and politician

Other uses

* Acton Institute, an American think tank *

Acton Capital Partners Acton Capital (Acton Capital Partners) is an international venture capital fund, founded in Munich (Germany) and investing in tech-enabled startup companies in Europe and North America. History As one of the first venture capital funds in Europe ...

, an international venture capital fund *

Acton station (disambiguation) Acton station may refer to the following stations: Acton, London, England * Acton Central railway station (originally known as just Acton), a London Overground station on the North London Line (formerly the North and South Western Junction Railway) ...

* Baron Acton, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom *

Acton Football Club The Acton Football Club is a defunct Australian Rules Football club that played in the ACT AFL from 1924 to 1973. The club wore black and white colours, similar to the Swan Districts Football Club. Acton merged with Queanbeyan in 1952 but separa ...

, a defunct Australian rules football club *

Acton (Turrell) ''Acton'' is an artwork created by American artist James Turrell in 1976, located in the Indianapolis Museum of Art, which is in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America. It consists of two rooms with an aperture between them, carefully i ...

, an artwork by James Turrell * The Actons, a family in ''

The Europeans ''The Europeans: A sketch'' is a short novel by Henry James, published in 1878. It is essentially a comedy contrasting the behaviour and attitudes of two visitors from Europe with those of their relatives living in the "new" world of New England ...

'', a Henry James novel * Acton, a minor character in ''The Sword of Shannara'' by Terry Brooks * Acton, an alternative spelling of aketon (gambeson)