Etymology

acton

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Today it means: A village in Burland and Acton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6353). Full definition →

Old English āc
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromāc“oak”
  2. English todayActon

From Old English āc (“oak”) + tūn (“farm, town, homestead”); compare the doublet Aughton.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishāc all →

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