Acton Scott
| Acton Scott | |
| Shropshire | |
|---|---|
 The parish church of Acton Scott | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SO454895 |
| Location: | 52°30’6"N, 2°48’15"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 104 (2011) |
| Post town: | Church Stretton |
| Postcode: | SY6 |
| Dialling code: | 01694 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Shropshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Ludlow |
Acton Scott is a village in Shropshire, found near Church Stretton in the south of the county. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was recorded as 104.
This village is recorded as Actune in the 1086 Domesday Book.[1]
The Acton family live on the 1,500-acre manorial estate: the family has worked the estate since the twelfth century.
Acton Scott Historic Working Farm
The village is best known for the thirty-acre Acton Scott Historic Working Farm, founded by the estate's then owner, Tom Acton, in 1975.[2] A Victorian living museum, it featured in the 2009 Victorian Farm BBC television series.
Visitors to the farm could take part in various workshops and courses on such activities as turning butter, hand-milking cows and herding live-stock. Many skills such as bodging, forging, pole-lathing, wheel and brick-making were demonstrated. The museum, which was run by Shropshire Council on lease from the Acton Scott manor estate, closed in June 2021 for economic reasons. The Council relinquished the lease to the estate in 2023.[3]
The museum was reopened on 18 April 2025, funded by a charity, under the title of Acton Scott Heritage Farm.[4]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Acton Scott) |
References
- ↑ Scott Acton Scott in the Domesday Book
- ↑ Smith, Rory (18 June 2020). "Respect and affection as founder of Acton Scott Working Farm dies aged 95". https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/attractions/2020/06/18/he-was-held-in-respect-but-also-great-affection-founder-of-acton-scott-working-farm-dies-aged-95/.
- ↑ "Council stops running popular working farm visitor attraction". Shropshire Star: p. 6. 20 December 2022.Report by Dominic Robertson.
- ↑ "Beloved working farm that was shut is brought "back to life"". Shropshire Star: p. 3. 30 April 2025.Report by Geha Pandrey.