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Acton comes from the Anglo-Saxon, meaning Oak Town. Acton was a village before the urban sprawl of the early twentieth century, when many people including property developers and builders moved into the area. === What Acton is famous for === * '''Soapsud Island''' In the 1920s, Acton became famous for being a centre for launderies. This provided employment for the area, later to be supplanted and replaced by engineering firms. website='' * '''Site of an aerodrome''' What is currently the [[[Park Royal]] leisure complex (aka [Acton Park Warner Village|Acton Park Warner Village]]), and the Concorde Way industrial park, was a very important air field in WWII. * '''BBC people''' Being situated midway between [[Ealing]] studios, and [[Shepherd's Bush|Shepherd's Bush]], many BBC types lived (and still do live) in Acton. Also, Acton has been used as a film shoot location for Minder, Only Fools and Horses, Eastenders and Monty Python. === Stations === There are four [[Tube|tube]] stations and three surface stations with Acton in the name: * [[North Acton Station|North Acton]], [[East Acton Station|East Acton]], [[West Acton Station|West Acton]] - [[Central Line|Central line]] * [[Acton Town Station|Acton Town]] - [[Piccadilly Line|Piccadilly]] and [[District Line|District]] lines * [[Acton Central Station|Acton Central]], [[South Acton Station|South Acton]] - [[Silverlink North London Line|Silverlink North London line]] * [[[Acton Mainline Station|Acton Mainline]] - [Thames Trains|Thames Trains]] service to [[Paddington Station|Paddington]] and [[Ealing Broadway Station|Ealing Broadway]] === Pubs === Acton has many pubs, but very few good pubs. Recommendations: --[[IvorW]] * [[King's Head (Acton)|The King's Head]] - Fullers * The [[Red Lion And Pineapple]] - Wetherspoons === Acton Websites === * [http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ajk/acton/index.htm AJK's site] has photographs and information on the history of Acton * http://www.actonw3.com ---- '''Neighbouring locales:''' [[[Ealing]] / [[Park Royal]] / [[Shepherd's Bush|Shepherd's Bush]] / [Harlesden|Harlesden]] / [[Chiswick]] / [[Hammersmith]] * @INDEX_LINK [[Locale Acton]] * [[Postal District]]: W3 * [[[Local Government]] authority: [London Borough of Ealing|London Borough Of Ealing]] Acton comes from the Anglo-Saxon, meaning Oak Town. Acton was a village before the urban sprawl of the early twentieth century, when many people including property developers and builders moved into the area. === What Acton is famous for === * '''Soapsud Island''' In the 1920s, Acton became famous for being a centre for launderies. This provided employment for the area, later to be supplanted and replaced by engineering firms. * '''Site of an aerodrome''' What is currently the [[[Park Royal]] leisure complex (aka [Acton Park Warner Village|Acton Park Warner Village]]), and the Concorde Way industrial park, was a very important air field in WWII. * '''BBC people''' Being situated midway between [[Ealing]] studios, and [[Shepherd's Bush|Shepherd's Bush]], many BBC types lived (and still do live) in Acton. Also, Acton has been used as a film shoot location for Minder, Only Fools and Horses, Eastenders and Monty Python. === Stations === There are four [[Tube|tube]] stations and three surface stations with Acton in the name: * [[North Acton Station|North Acton]], [[East Acton Station|East Acton]], [[West Acton Station|West Acton]] - [[Central Line|Central line]] * [[Acton Town Station|Acton Town]] - [[Piccadilly Line|Piccadilly]] and [[District Line|District]] lines * [[Acton Central Station|Acton Central]], [[South Acton Station|South Acton]] - [[Silverlink North London Line|Silverlink North London line]] * [[[Acton Mainline Station|Acton Mainline]] - [Thames Trains|Thames Trains]] service to [[Paddington Station|Paddington]] and [[Ealing Broadway Station|Ealing Broadway]] === Pubs === Acton has many pubs, but very few good pubs. Recommendations: --[[IvorW]] * [[King's Head (Acton)|The King's Head]] - Fullers * The [[Red Lion And Pineapple]] - Wetherspoons === Acton Websites === * [http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ajk/acton/index.htm AJK's site] has photographs and information on the history of Acton * http://www.actonw3.com ---- '''Neighbouring locales:''' [[[Ealing]] / [[Park Royal]] / [[Shepherd's Bush|Shepherd's Bush]] / [Harlesden|Harlesden]] / [[Chiswick]] / [[Hammersmith]] category='Locales' edit_type='Minor tidying' locale='West London' modified='2005-05-30 00:37:37' |
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