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Where is Acton?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Acton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Acton
Map showing location of Acton within the UK
Location of Acton within the UK

Which county is Acton in?

Acton is in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, the historic county of Cheshire, and the administrative county of Cheshire East.

Ceremonial CountyCheshire
Historic CountyCheshire
Administrative CountyCheshire East

Where is Acton in Cheshire?

Acton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cheshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cheshire.

Map showing location of Acton within Cheshire
Location of Acton within Cheshire

What is the postcode for Acton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Acton is CW5 8LF.

Where is Acton in CW5?

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.

Map showing location of Acton within CW5
Location of Acton within CW5

What is the post town for Acton?

The post town for Acton is Nantwich. Acton is in the CW5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Nantwich.

What is the latitude and longitude of Acton?

The centre of Acton is located at position 53.07296° latitude and -2.5502° longitude.

Latitude53.07296°
Longitude-2.5502°

What is the easting and northing of Acton?

The centre of Acton is located at the grid reference easting 363235 and northing 353000 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting363235
Northing353000

What are the nearest towns to Acton?

Position of Acton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Acton to the centre of the town.

west
1m
Acton is 1 mile west of Nantwich
west
5m
Acton is 5 miles west of Crewe
south
8m
Acton is 8 miles south of Winsford
north-east
9m
Acton is 9 miles north-east of Whitchurch
south-west
9m
Acton is 9 miles south-west of Sandbach
south-west
9m
Acton is 9 miles south-west of Middlewich
north-west
10m
Acton is 10 miles north-west of Madeley
west
10m
Acton is 10 miles west of Alsager
north
12m
Acton is 12 miles north of Market Drayton
west
13m
Acton is 13 miles west of Kidsgrove

What are the nearest cities to Acton?

Position of Acton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Acton to the centre of the city.

west
16m
Acton is 16 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-east
16m
Acton is 16 miles south-east of Chester
east
19m
Acton is 19 miles east of Wrexham
south-east
29m
Acton is 29 miles south-east of Liverpool
south
30m
Acton is 30 miles south of Salford
south-west
31m
Acton is 31 miles south-west of Manchester
north-west
38m
Acton is 38 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
east
39m
Acton is 39 miles east of St Asaph
north-west
41m
Acton is 41 miles north-west of Lichfield
west
46m
Acton is 46 miles west of Derby