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Where is Acton?

Acton is located in the county of Worcestershire, West Midlands, three miles south-east of the town of Stourport-on-Severn, eight miles north of the major city of Worcester, 70 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 105 miles north-west of London. Acton lies seven miles south-east of the Shropshire border. Acton falls within the district council of Wychavon, under the county council of Worcestershire. It is in the DY13 postcode district. The post town for Acton is Stourport-on-Severn.

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 Worcestershire, the historic county of Worcestershire, and the administrative county of Worcestershire.

Ceremonial CountyWorcestershire
Historic CountyWorcestershire
Administrative CountyWorcestershire

Where is Acton in Worcestershire?

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

Map showing location of Acton within Worcestershire
Location of Acton within Worcestershire

What is the postcode for Acton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Acton is DY13 9TE.

Where is Acton in DY13?

Acton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DY13 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DY13 postcode district.

Map showing location of Acton within DY13
Location of Acton within DY13

What is the post town for Acton?

The post town for Acton is Stourport-on-Severn. Acton is in the DY13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Stourport-on-Severn.

What is the latitude and longitude of Acton?

The centre of Acton is located at position 52.30458° latitude and -2.22979° longitude.

Latitude52.30458°
Longitude-2.22979°

What is the easting and northing of Acton?

The centre of Acton is located at the grid reference easting 384429 and northing 267409 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting384429
Northing267409

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.

south-east
3m
Acton is 3 miles south-east of Stourport-on-Severn
north-west
4m
Acton is 4 miles north-west of Droitwich Spa
south
6m
Acton is 6 miles south of Kidderminster
south-east
6m
Acton is 6 miles south-east of Bewdley
west
8m
Acton is 8 miles west of Bromsgrove
south
11m
Acton is 11 miles south of Stourbridge
south-east
12m
Acton is 12 miles south-east of Cleobury Mortimer
west
12m
Acton is 12 miles west of Redditch
south-west
13m
Acton is 13 miles south-west of Halesowen
south-west
13m
Acton is 13 miles south-west of Brierley Hill

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.

north
8m
Acton is 8 miles north of Worcester
south-west
18m
Acton is 18 miles south-west of Birmingham
south
20m
Acton is 20 miles south of Wolverhampton
north-east
27m
Acton is 27 miles north-east of Hereford
north
30m
Acton is 30 miles north of Gloucester
south-west
31m
Acton is 31 miles south-west of Lichfield
west
31m
Acton is 31 miles west of Coventry
south
50m
Acton is 50 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
52m
Acton is 52 miles south-west of Leicester
south-west
53m
Acton is 53 miles south-west of Derby