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 is in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, the historic county of Staffordshire, and the administrative county of Staffordshire.
Ceremonial County | Staffordshire |
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Historic County | Staffordshire |
Administrative County | Staffordshire |
Acton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Staffordshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Staffordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Acton is ST5 4DW.
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.
The post town for Acton is Newcastle. Acton is in the ST5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newcastle.
The centre of Acton is located at position 52.97001° latitude and -2.26454° longitude.
Latitude | 52.97001° |
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Longitude | -2.26454° |
The centre of Acton is located at the grid reference easting 382331 and northing 341438 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 382331 |
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Northing | 341438 |
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.