acton

plural actons

1. alternativeAlternative form of aketon.

1. obsoleteuncountableObsolete form of actinon.

plural Actons

1. Any of a few places in England:
   1. countableuncountableA village in Burland and Acton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6353).
   2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Langton Matravers parish, Purbeck district, Dorset (OS grid ref SY9878).
   3. countableuncountableA town and suburb in the borough of Ealing, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2080).
   4. countableuncountableA hamlet in Allendale parish, south-west Northumberland (OS grid ref NY8351).
   5. countableuncountableA village in Lydbury North parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO3184).
   6. countableuncountableA hamlet in Whitmore parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8241).
   7. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8944).
   8. countableuncountableA locality in Ombersley parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8467).
2. countableuncountableA suburb and community in Wrexham borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3451).
3. countableuncountableA village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
4. A place in Canada:
   1. countableuncountableA community in the town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario.
   2. countableuncountableA regional county municipality in the Montérégie region, Quebec.
5. Any of a few places in the United States:
   1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama.
   2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California.

      Fire crews battled two brush fires in northern Los Angeles County on Thursday — the King fire, which ignited near Pyramid Lake in the early morning, and the Hawk fire, which erupted in Acton around 3 p.m., threatening structures and prompting evacuation orders.

      2025 August 14, Grace Toohey and Clara Harter, “Hawk fire grows to 400 acres in Acton as crews begin to get a handle on King fire near Gorman”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2025

   3. countableuncountableA ghost town in Polk County, Florida.
   4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Harris County, Georgia.
   5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Taylor County, Kentucky.
   6. countableuncountableA town in York County, Maine.
   7. countableuncountableA town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
   8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Meeker County, Minnesota.
   9. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana.
   10. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Salem County, New Jersey.
   11. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in McNairy County, Tennessee.
   12. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Hood County, Texas.
6. countableuncountableA suburb of Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
7. countableA habitational surname from Old English.