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Where is Acton?

Acton is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, three miles south-west of the major town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 110 miles north of Cardiff, and 135 miles north-west of London. Acton lies four miles north-east of the Shropshire border. Acton falls within the district council of Newcastle-under-Lyme, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the ST5 postcode district. The post town for Acton is Newcastle.

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

Ceremonial CountyStaffordshire
Historic CountyStaffordshire
Administrative CountyStaffordshire

Where is Acton in Staffordshire?

Acton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Staffordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Staffordshire.

Map showing location of Acton within Staffordshire
Location of Acton within Staffordshire

What is the postcode for Acton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Acton is ST5 4DW.

Where is Acton in ST5?

Acton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the ST5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the ST5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Acton within ST5
Location of Acton within ST5

What is the post town for Acton?

The post town for Acton is Newcastle. Acton is in the ST5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newcastle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Acton?

The centre of Acton is located at position 52.97001° latitude and -2.26454° longitude.

Latitude52.97001°
Longitude-2.26454°

What is the easting and northing of Acton?

The centre of Acton is located at the grid reference easting 382331 and northing 341438 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting382331
Northing341438

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-west
3m
Acton is 3 miles south-west of Newcastle-under-Lyme
south-east
4m
Acton is 4 miles south-east of Madeley
north-west
7m
Acton is 7 miles north-west of Stone
north
8m
Acton is 8 miles north of Eccleshall
south
8m
Acton is 8 miles south of Kidsgrove
south
9m
Acton is 9 miles south of Alsager
north-east
10m
Acton is 10 miles north-east of Market Drayton
south
11m
Acton is 11 miles south of Biddulph
south-east
11m
Acton is 11 miles south-east of Crewe
west
12m
Acton is 12 miles west of Cheadle

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.

south-west
5m
Acton is 5 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
27m
Acton is 27 miles north-west of Lichfield
north
27m
Acton is 27 miles north of Wolverhampton
south-east
30m
Acton is 30 miles south-east of Chester
east
31m
Acton is 31 miles east of Wrexham
west
33m
Acton is 33 miles west of Derby
south
35m
Acton is 35 miles south of Manchester
south
35m
Acton is 35 miles south of Salford
north-west
37m
Acton is 37 miles north-west of Birmingham
south-east
42m
Acton is 42 miles south-east of Liverpool