Acton, Staffordshire

Acton
Acton
Acton shown within Staffordshire
OS grid reference SJ825413
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Newcastle, Staffs
Postcode district ST5
Dialling code 01782
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament

Acton is a hamlet in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

It lies 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 [1] where it composts garden waste collected in the borough into a nutrient rich soil improver for local farms and other places [2] including Trentham Gardens.

Wesleyan Church, Acton

There is a redundant church in the village bearing the inscription Wesleyan Church. [3] It is now a private house. The Acton Hall Equestrian Centre [4] is located in the village too.

References

  1. ↑ Council website re Garden Waste retrieved Jan 2017
  2. ↑ Council website re Garden Waste Collections Return retrieved Jan 2017
  3. ↑ Photo on the web retrieved Jan 2017
  4. ↑ Acton Hall Equestrian Centre website retrieved Jan 2017

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