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Acton is a
hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
in the
Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire, England. It is named after the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, where the council is based. The borough also includes the town of Kidsgrove ...
,
Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, ...
. It lies within the
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of Whitmore, 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 facility in Acton where it composts garden waste collected in the borough into a nutrient rich soil improver for local farms and other places including Trentham Gardens. There is a
redundant church A redundant church, now referred to as a closed church, is a church building that is no longer used for Christian worship. The term most frequently refers to former Anglican churches in the United Kingdom, but may also be used for disused churche ...
in the village bearing the inscription
Wesleyan Church The Wesleyan Church, also known as the Wesleyan Methodist Church or Wesleyan Holiness Church depending on the region, is a United States-based Christian denomination headquartered in Fishers, Indiana, with congregations across North America, th ...
. It is now a private house. The Acton Hall Equestrian Centre Acton Hall Equestrian Centre website
retrieved Jan 2017 is located in the village too.


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Hamlets in Staffordshire Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme {{Staffordshire-geo-stub