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

It lies within the civil parish of Whitmore, 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

Media related to Acton, Staffordshire at Wikimedia Commons


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