Definition of "Acton"

(uncountable) Any of a few places in England:

1. A village and civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6353).  examples

2. A hamlet in Langton Matravers parish, Purbeck district, Dorset (OS grid ref SY9878).  examples

3. A town and suburb in the borough of Ealing, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2080).  examples

4. A hamlet in Northumberland (OS grid ref NY8351).  examples

5. A village in Lydbury North parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO3184).  examples

6. A hamlet in Whitmore parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8241).  examples

7. A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8944).  examples

A place in Canada:

1. A community in the town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario.  examples

2. A regional county municipality in the Montérégie region, Quebec.  examples

(uncountable) Any of a few places in the United States:

1. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama.  examples

2. A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California.  examples

3. A ghost town in Polk County, Florida.  examples

4. An unincorporated community in Harris County, Georgia, United States.  examples

5. An unincorporated community in Taylor County, Kentucky, United States.  examples

6. A town in York County, Maine.  examples

7. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  examples

8. An unincorporated community in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States.  examples

9. An unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States.  examples

10. An unincorporated community in Salem County, New Jersey, United States.  examples

11. An unincorporated community in McNairy County, Tennessee, United States.  examples

12. An unincorporated community in Hood County, Texas, United States.  examples

(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.  examples