ACTON

'Acton' may refer to:

Contents

Places

England

Northern Ireland

Wales

United States

Canada

Australia

People

Organizations

Places

England

★ Acton, Cheshire

★ Acton, Dorset

★ Acton, Staffordshire

★ Acton, Shropshire

★ Acton, Worcestershire

★ Acton, Suffolk

★ Acton, London

★ Acton, Northumberland
Also:

★ Acton Beauchamp, Herefordshire

★ Acton Bridge, Cheshire

★ Acton Burnell, Shropshire

★ Acton Green, Herefordshire

★ Acton Pigott, Shropshire

★ Acton Place, Suffolk

★ Acton Reynald, Shropshire

★ Acton Round, Shropshire

★ Acton Scott, Shropshire

★ Acton Trussell, Staffordshire

★ Acton Turville, South Gloucestershire

Northern Ireland

★ Acton, County Armagh

Wales

★ Acton, Wrexham

United States

★ Acton, Alabama

★ Acton, California

★ Acton, Indiana

★ Acton, Kentucky

★ Acton, Massachusetts

★ Acton, Maine

★ Acton Township, Minnesota

★ Acton, Montana

★ Acton, North Carolina

★ Acton Township, North Dakota

★ Acton, New Jersey

★ Acton, Tennessee

★ Acton, Texas

Canada

★ Acton, Ontario

★ Actons Corners, Ontario

★ Acton Island, Ontario in the District of Muskoka

★ Acton, New Brunswick

★ Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec (MRC d'Acton) - This contains the town of Acton Vale, Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton, Saint-Théodore-d'Acton, and other municipalities. 'Saint-André-d'Acton' used to be one of these municipalities until a reorganization in 2000 removed it.[1]

★ Acton, Saskatchewan

Australia

★ Acton, Australian Capital Territory, suburb of Canberra

★ Acton, Tasmania, suburb of Burnie, Tasmania

★ Acton Park, Tasmania, suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, is formerly known as 'Acton'

People

The people of this name include:

★ John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton: Lord Acton, the Catholic historian.

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★ Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 4th Baron Acton, his great-grandson, Labour peer and life peer.

★ Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, his grandfather, admiral and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Naples.

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★ Charles Januarius Edward Acton, his uncle, Cardinal of Santa Maria della Pace.

★ Joseph Edward Acton (1737-1808), his great-uncle, brother of the Prime Minister

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★ Ferdinand Acton, his second cousin, officer in the Neapolitan Navy, attempted to intercept Garibaldi at Marsala.

★ Harold Acton, his distant cousin, writer, dandy and dillettante.

★ Keith Acton, former National Hockey League player.

★ Edward Acton (d. 1707), British naval captain

★ Thomas Acton (1662-1721), English Jesuit

Organizations

★ Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, a free market think tank.

★ Tocqueville-Acton Centre for Studies & Documentation

★ Acton School of Business, One of the top business schools in USA.