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For other places, see Acton.
Coordinates: 54°51′29″N 2°15′32″W / 54.858°N 2.259°W
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.png)  Acton
Acton shown within Northumberland |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Unitary authority | Northumberland |
| Ceremonial county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HEXHAM |
| NE47 | |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Hexham |
| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
Acton is a small hamlet in Northumberland, north-east England, about 3 miles (5 km) south of Allendale Town. Acton is usually Anglo-Saxon Old English for "farmstead at the oak tree(s)"; here, though, it is "Acca's farmstead". Acca is an Anglo-Saxon settler's forename.
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