Acton is located in the county of Cheshire, North West England, one mile west of the town of Nantwich, 14 miles west of the major town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 113 miles north of Cardiff, and 149 miles north-west of London. Acton lies six miles north of the Shropshire border. Acton falls within the unitary authority of Cheshire East. It is in the CW5 postcode district. The post town for Acton is Nantwich.
Acton is in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, the historic county of Cheshire, and the administrative county of Cheshire East.
Ceremonial County | Cheshire |
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Historic County | Cheshire |
Administrative County | Cheshire East |
Acton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cheshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cheshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Acton is CW5 8LF.
Acton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CW5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CW5 postcode district.
The post town for Acton is Nantwich. Acton is in the CW5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Nantwich.
The centre of Acton is located at position 53.07296° latitude and -2.5502° longitude.
Latitude | 53.07296° |
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Longitude | -2.5502° |
The centre of Acton is located at the grid reference easting 363235 and northing 353000 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 363235 |
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Northing | 353000 |
Position of Acton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Acton to the centre of the town.
Position of Acton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Acton to the centre of the city.