Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Acton

Acton, township, Denbighsh., 1 mile NE. of Wrexham, 890 ac. (9 water), pop. 333; was the birthplace of Judge Jeffreys. A. Park is in vicinity.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Denbighshire Ancient County
Place: Acton

Go to the linked place page for a location map, and for access to other historical writing about the place. Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.