Acton, Northumberland

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Acton
Northumberland
Location
Grid reference: NY835515
Location: 54°51’29"N, 2°15’32"W
Data
Post town: Hexham
Postcode: NE47
Dialling code: 01434
Local Government
Council: Northumberland
Parliamentary
constituency: 		Hexham

Acton is a small hamlet in Northumberland, about three miles south of Allendale Town.

The name 'Acton' is usually from the Old English 'ac tun', meaning for "Oak farmstead', but here it is believed to be from Accan tun, meaning "Acca's farmstead", after an otherwise unknown farmer named Acca.

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