Acton, Staffordshire
Hamlet in Staffordshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acton is a hamlet in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
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Location within Staffordshire | |
OS grid reference | SJ825413 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Newcastle, Staffs |
Postcode district | ST5 |
Dialling code | 01782 |
Police | Staffordshire |
Fire | Staffordshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
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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.
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.