English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Acton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Elmley Lovett

Historical Forms

  • Akton 1275 SR
  • Acton juxta Elmele Lovett 1342 FF

Etymology

'Oak-farm,' v. ac , tun .