OS grid reference SY988784 Post town SWANAGE Local time Thursday 1:41 AM | Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district BH19 Dialling code 01929 | |
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Acton is a hamlet in the parish of Langton Matravers, on the Isle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset in the south of England. The hamlet of Acton was built as living quarters for the quarrymen working at the local quarries.
Map of Acton, Swanage, UK
The hamlet was documented in the Domesday Book as Tacatone.
References
Acton, Dorset Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA