Acton, London
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View of South Acton from Barwick House, showing Jerome Tower and Berrymede Junior School |
Since
WW2, Acton has had a small but notable population of
Polish immigrants. In recent years a number of Antipodean immigrants have settled there: there are several
Australian /
South African pubs concentrated in a small area. Other substantial immigrant groups include Iraqis and Somalis. A Japanese school has attracted a Japanese community to West Acton.
The name Acton derives from the
Anglo-Saxon for "oak town".
Acton was also the birthplace of
The Who, of which all members except
Keith Moon went to
Acton High School, and was where the
Monty Python sketch 'Bicycle Repair Man' was shot, on
Churchfield Road. Harlech Tower, on the South Acton estate, was a stand-in for the fictional Nelson Mandela House , the home of
Del Boy, in the popular sitcom,
Only Fools and Horses.Nearest places:
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Gunnersbury*
Brentford*
Chiswick*
Wormwood Scrubs*
Kew*
HarlesdenNearest tube stations:
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Acton Town tube station,
Piccadilly Line*
Ealing Broadway station,
District Line,
Central Line*
Ealing Common tube station,
Piccadilly Line,
District Line*
North Ealing tube station,
Piccadilly Line*
North Acton tube station,
Central Line*
East Acton tube station,
Central Line*
West Acton tube station,
Central LineNearest railway stations:
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Acton Central railway station,
Silverlink*
South Acton railway station,
Silverlink*
Acton Main Line railway station,
First Great Western Link*
Ealing Broadway station,
First Great Western Link,
Heathrow ConnectImage:Acton_town_hall.JPG|Acton Town HallImage:Barwick_house.JPG|Barwick House, on the South Acton EstateImage:South_acton_harlech_corfe_beumaris.JPG|Blocks of flats on the South Acton estate*
actonW3.com (news website)*
sarag.org (residents' association for south Acton)*
Acton Rental Property Index
