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 Ombersley

Historical Forms

  • Acton 1175 P 1275 SR

Etymology

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

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site