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ACTON, a township in Wrexham parish, Denbigh; on the Shrewsbury and. Chester railway, 1 mile NNE of Wrexham. Acres, 852. Pop., 220. Houses, 42. Acton Park is the seat of Sir Robert H. Cunliffe, Bart., and occupies the site of the house in which the notorious Judge Jeffreys was born.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Acton Parish Wrexham Parish Denbighshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Acton |
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