Acton, Dorset
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| Acton | |
| Dorset | |
|---|---|
 Acton and Piles of Purbeck Stone | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SY988784 |
| Location: | 50°36’22"N, 2°1’1"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Swanage |
| Postcode: | BH19 |
| Dialling code: | 01929 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Dorset |
Acton is a hamlet in the parish of Langton Matravers, on the Isle of Purbeck, in of Dorset. The hamlet was built as living quarters for the quarrymen working at the local quarries.
The name 'Acton' usually means "oak village', but here it is reckoned to be derived from the Old English possibly for 'young lamb farm', the first element of which is reconstructed as tacca, not a known word but perhaps similar to the verb for "to tame".[1] The hamlet was documented in the Domesday Book as Tacatone.
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References
- ↑ Field, John (1980). Place-names of Great Britain and Ireland. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 22. ISBN 0389201545. OCLC 6964610. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6964610.