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Central Acton is synonymous with the hub of commerce and retail on the former main road between London and Oxford (the Uxbridge Road); a reminder of its history is in its inns, which in some cases date back to the late Tudor period as stopping places for travellers.
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Area history. Acton local history. The name Acton means Oak Town and is an Anglo-Saxon name, suggesting that there was a settlement at Acton in Saxon times. The first recorded mention of...
4 days ago · The main village, known as Church Acton or Acton Town to distinguish it from East Acton, grew up around the parish church and on either side of the main highway immediately south, later High Street, where there were inhabitants by 1222.
The earliest role of the village of Acton was in providing refreshment for travellers on the busy road from London to Oxford. Although only five miles from London, the state of the roads in early times was such that Acton was at least half a days travel along the road.
The History of Acton. The name Acton is believed to have come from the Old English words āc and tūn which translates to “Oak” and “Town” respectively. It was given the name because the original village was surrounded by several oak trees. The very first mention of Acton was recorded in 1181.
History of Acton, in Ealing and Middlesex | Map and description. Click on the map for other historical maps of this place. In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Acton like this: ACTON, a village, a parish and a subdistrict in Brentford, Middlesex.
2 days ago · Essex's army at Acton. In November 1642, a few days before the battle of Brentford, the Lord General (the Earl of Essex) and the Earl of Warwick, marching with their forces out of London, made Acton the place of their rendezvous (fn. 2) .
