Acton, Dorset

Human settlement in England

Acton

Acton and Piles of Purbeck Stone

Acton

Location within Dorset

OS grid reference| SY988784
Civil parish|

* Langton Matravers

District|

* Purbeck

Shire county|

* Dorset

Region|

* South West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| SWANAGE
Postcode district| BH19
Dialling code| 01929
Police| Dorset
Fire| Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance| South Western
UK Parliament|

* South Dorset

List of places

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50°36′22″N 2°01′01″W﻿ / ﻿50.6061°N 2.0169°W﻿ / 50.6061; -2.0169

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.[1][2] The hamlet of Acton was built as living quarters for the quarrymen working at the local quarries.

The name “Acton” is derived from the Old English for “farm for young sheep”, the first element of which is *tacca.[3] The hamlet was documented in the Domesday Book as Tacatone.[citation needed]

## Politics[edit]

Acton is covered by the South Dorset constituency.

After 2019 structural changes to local government in England, Acton is part of the South East Purbeck ward which elects 1 member to Dorset Council.[4]

## Notable people[edit]

Philosopher Michael Oakeshott retired to Acton in 1968, eventually dying in the hamlet, aged 89, in 1990.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
2. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 195 Bournemouth & Purbeck (Wimborne Minster & Ringwood) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231418.
3. ^ Field, John (1980). Place-names of Great Britain and Ireland. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 22\. ISBN 0389201545. OCLC 6964610.
4. ^ "Area profile for South East Purbeck - Dorset Council". gi.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
5. ^ "About Oakeshott – Michael Oakeshott Association". michael-oakeshott-association.com. 8 October 2008. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Acton, Dorset at Wikimedia Commons
* Acton in the Domesday Book

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