Acton may refer to:

Places

Antarctica

Mount Acton Mount Acton is at 3015 m, the dominant peak of the west ridge of the Welch Mountains in Palmer Land, West Antarctica. Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom claim this area. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by Adv ...

Australia

Acton, Australian Capital Territory Acton is a suburb of Canberra, ACT, Australia. Acton covers an area west of the CBD, bordered by Black Mountain to the west and Lake Burley Griffin in the south. The Australian National University campus covers most of the suburb, though also ...

, 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 Acton (population 9,377 in 2021) is a community located in the town of Halton Hills, in Halton Region, Ontario, Canada. At the northern end of the Region, it is on the outer edge of the Greater Toronto Area and is one of two of the primary po ...

, a community * Acton Island, District of Muskoka, Ontario * Acton, New Brunswick *

Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec Acton Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality located in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The seat is Acton Vale. Founded in 1982, the Acton Regional County Municipality is made up of eight smaller municipalities contai ...

New Zealand

* Acton, New Zealand, a rural community

United Kingdom

* Acton, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, a hamlet and townland *

Acton, Cheshire Acton is a small village and civil parish lying immediately west of the town of Nantwich in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The civil parish covers and also includes the small settlement of ...

, a village and civil parish * Acton, Cheshire (ancient parish) * Acton, Dorset, a hamlet *

Acton, London Acton () is a town and area in west London, England, within the London Borough of Ealing. It is west of Charing Cross. At the 2011 census, its four wards, East Acton, Acton Central, South Acton and Southfield, had a population of 62,480, a ...

, an area of west London **

East Acton East Acton is an area in Acton in London, England, west of Charing Cross. It is partly in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and partly in the London Borough of Ealing. It is served by East Acton Underground station, on the Central ...

North Acton North Acton is a part of Acton in west London, and is within the London Borough of Ealing. It runs adjacent to the industrial district of Park Royal. Historically part of the Municipal Borough of Acton in the county of Middlesex, it has formed p ...

South Acton, London South Acton is an area in Acton, West London, west of Charing Cross. At the 2001 census, Acton, comprising the wards of East Acton, Acton Central, South Acton and Southfield, had a population of 53,689 people. The area is dominated by the So ...

West Acton West Acton is a place in West London, England. It is part of Acton, in the London Borough of Ealing The London Borough of Ealing () is a London borough in West London. It comprises seven major towns: Acton (W3), Ealing (W5, W13, NW10), Gre ...

Municipal Borough of Acton Acton was a local government district in Middlesex, England from 1865 to 1965. Formation In 1865 the Local Government Act 1858 was adopted by the parish of Acton, and a twelve-member local board of health was formed to govern the area. The Local ...

, former local government district ** Acton (UK Parliament constituency) * Acton, Northumberland, a hamlet *

Acton, Shropshire Acton is a village in Shropshire, England, south of Bishop's Castle Bishop's Castle is a market town in the south west of Shropshire, England. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,893. Bishop's Castle is east of the Wales- ...

, a village *

Acton, Staffordshire Acton is a hamlet in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. It lies four miles south west of Newcastle close to the junction of the A53 and the A5182, Trentham Road. Newcastle under Lyme District Council has an open windrow ...

, a hamlet *

Acton, Suffolk Acton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. The parish also includes the hamlets of Cuckoo Tye and Newman's Green. Etymology According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the name is "''Village by the Oaks''". History T ...

, a village and civil parish * Acton, Worcestershire * Acton, Wrexham, a local government community

United States

Acton, Alabama Acton is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is partially located within the city of Hoover. It is not to be confused with the village of Acton, approximately miles to the northeast in Jefferson Count ...

, an unincorporated community *

Acton, California Acton () is an unincorporated census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, near the Antelope Valley. According to the 2010 census, Acton had a population of 7,596. Acton is a small residential community located between the Sierra ...

, an unincorporated census-designated place *

Acton, Florida Acton was a community in Polk County, Florida, United States. The town was situated two miles east of Lakeland which it preceded. It was a settlement of English people from Great Britain. It was established in 1884 named for Lord Acton. The commun ...

, a former town *

Acton, Georgia Acton is an unincorporated community in Harris County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History A post office called Acton was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1909. The name is a transfer from Acton, London Acton () is a to ...

, an unincorporated community * Acton, Indiana, a community * Acton, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *

Acton, Maine Acton is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,671 at the 2020 census. It includes the villages of Acton, Miller Corner and South Acton. The town is home to the Acton Fairground, which holds the Acton Fair every late ...

, a town *

Acton, Massachusetts Acton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, approximately west-northwest of Boston along Massachusetts Route 2 west of Concord and about southwest of Lowell. The population was 24,021 in April 2020, according to the Unit ...

, a town * Acton Township, Meeker County, Minnesota **

Acton, Minnesota Acton is an unincorporated community in Acton Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States, near Grove City and Litchfield. The community is located along Meeker County Road 23 near State Highway 4 ( MN 4). County Road 32 is also in the i ...

, an unincorporated community * Acton, Montana, an unincorporated community * Acton, New Jersey, an unincorporated community *

Acton Township, Walsh County, North Dakota Acton Township is a township in Walsh County, North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to ...

* Acton Lake, Ohio * Acton, Tennessee, an unincorporated community * Acton, Texas, an unincorporated community * Acton State Historic Site, Texas

Schools

* Acton School of Business, Austin, Texas * Acton Technical College, Uxbridge, West London, United Kingdom *

Acton High School (Massachusetts) The old Acton High School, also known as the McCarthy-Towne Elementary School, is a historic school building at 3 Charter Road in Acton, Massachusetts. Built in 1925, this Renaissance Revival building served as the town's high school for 30 years ...

, a former American high school, on the National Register of Historic Places *

Ark Acton Academy Ark Acton Academy, is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Acton area of the London Borough of Ealing, England. The school teaches pupils between the ages of 11 to 18. It is sited on ''Gunnersbury Lane'' (A4000) jus ...

, in the Acton area of the London Borough of Ealing, England

People

* Acton (surname) * Acton Bell, a pen name of

Anne Brontë Anne Brontë (, commonly ; 17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849) was an English novelist and poet, and the youngest member of the Brontë literary family. Anne Brontë was the daughter of Maria (born Branwell) and Patrick Brontë, a poor Irish cl ...

(1820–1849), English novelist and poet * Eugenia de Acton, a pen name of

Alethea Lewis Alethea Lewis (born 19 December 1749, buried 12 November 1827) was an English novelist, born at Acton, near Nantwich, Cheshire. She also used the pseudonym Eugenia de Acton. Her subject-matter centres on her profound Christianity and her belief i ...

(1749–1827), English novelist * Acton Adams (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 The Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty is an American research and educational institution, or think tank, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, (with an office in Rome) whose stated mission is "to promote a free and virtuous society ch ...

, an American think tank * Acton Capital Partners, an international venture capital fund * Acton station (disambiguation) *

Baron Acton Baron Acton, of Aldenham in the County of Shropshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 December 1869 for Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Baronet, a prominent historian and Liberal Member of Parliament. His son ...

, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom * Acton Football Club, a defunct Australian rules football club * Acton (Turrell), 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)