Acton, Dorset
| Acton | |
|---|---|
 Acton and Piles of Purbeck Stone | |
  Acton Acton shown within Dorset | |
| OS grid reference | SY988784 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SWANAGE |
| Postcode district | BH19 |
| Dialling code | 01929 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Acton is a hamlet in the parish of Langton Matravers, on the Isle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset in the south of England.[1][2] The hamlet of Acton was built as living quarters for the quarrymen working at the local quarries.
The hamlet was documented in the Domesday Book as Tacatone.
References
- ↑ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 195 Bournemouth & Purbeck (Wimborne Minster & Ringwood) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231418.
External links
- Acton in the Domesday Book
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