Acton, Dorset
Acton is a hamlet in the parish of Langton Matravers, on the Isle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset in the south of England.[1][2] The hamlet of Acton was built as living quarters for the quarrymen working at the local quarries.
| Acton | |
|---|---|
 Acton and Piles of Purbeck Stone | |
  Acton Location within Dorset | |
| OS grid reference | SY988784 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SWANAGE |
| Postcode district | BH19 |
| Dialling code | 01929 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
The name “Acton” is derived from the Old English for “farm for young sheep”, the first element of which is *tacca.[3] The hamlet was documented in the Domesday Book as Tacatone.
Notable people
Philosopher Michael Oakeshott retired to Acton in 1968, eventually dying in the hamlet, aged 89, in 1990.[4]
References
- "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 195 Bournemouth & Purbeck (Wimborne Minster & Ringwood) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231418.
- Field, John (1980). Place-names of Great Britain and Ireland. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 22. ISBN 0389201545. OCLC 6964610.
- "About Oakeshott – Michael Oakeshott Association". michael-oakeshott-association.com. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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