Acton, Staffordshire

Acton is a hamlet in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

Acton
Acton
Location within Staffordshire
OS grid referenceSJ825413
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNewcastle, Staffs
Postcode districtST5
Dialling code01782
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

It lies four miles south west of Newcastle close to the junction of the A53 and the A5182, Trentham Road.

Newcastle under Lyme District Council has an open windrow facility in Acton [1] where it composts garden waste collected in the borough into a nutrient rich soil improver for local farms and other places [2] including Trentham Gardens.

Wesleyan Church, Acton

There is a redundant church in the village bearing the inscription Wesleyan Church. [3] It is now a private house. The Acton Hall Equestrian Centre [4] is located in the village too.

References
  1. Council website re Garden Waste retrieved Jan 2017
  2. Council website re Garden Waste Collections Return retrieved Jan 2017
  3. Photo on the web retrieved Jan 2017
  4. Acton Hall Equestrian Centre website Archived 8 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine retrieved Jan 2017

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