Acton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæktən/
Forms: form: Actons
Etymology: From Old English āc (“oak”) + tūn (“farm, town, homestead”); compare the doublet Aughton.
Senses: glosses: Any of a few places in England:
A village in Burland and Acton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6353).
glosses: Any of a few places in England:
A hamlet in Langton Matravers parish, Purbeck district, Dorset (OS grid ref SY9878).
glosses: Any of a few places in England:
A town and suburb in the borough of Ealing, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2080).
glosses: Any of a few places in England:
A hamlet in Allendale parish, south-west Northumberland (OS grid ref NY8351).
glosses: Any of a few places in England:
A village in Lydbury North parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO3184).
glosses: Any of a few places in England:
A hamlet in Whitmore parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8241).
glosses: Any of a few places in England:
A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8944).
glosses: Any of a few places in England:
A locality in Ombersley parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8467).
glosses: A suburb and community in Wrexham borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3451).
glosses: A village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
glosses: A place in Canada:
A community in the town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario.
glosses: A place in Canada:
A regional county municipality in the Montérégie region, Quebec.
glosses: Any of a few places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama.
examples: text: Fire crews battled two brush fires in northern Los Angeles County on Thursday — the King fire, which ignited near Pyramid Lake in the early morning, and the Hawk fire, which erupted in Acton around 3 p.m., threatening structures and prompting evacuation orders.
ref: 2025 August 14, Grace Toohey and Clara Harter, “Hawk fire grows to 400 acres in Acton as crews begin to get a handle on King fire near Gorman”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2025:
glosses: Any of a few places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California.
glosses: Any of a few places in the United States:
A ghost town in Polk County, Florida.
glosses: Any of a few places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Harris County, Georgia.
glosses: Any of a few places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Taylor County, Kentucky.
glosses: Any of a few places in the United States:
A town in York County, Maine.
glosses: Any of a few places in the United States:
A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
glosses: Any of a few places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Meeker County, Minnesota.
glosses: Any of a few places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana.
glosses: Any of a few places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Salem County, New Jersey.
glosses: Any of a few places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in McNairy County, Tennessee.
glosses: Any of a few places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Hood County, Texas.
glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms: Acton Bridge
Acton Burnell
Actonian
Acton Round
Acton Scott
Burland and Acton
East Acton
Iron Acton
North Acton
South Acton
West Acton