Acton, London
Acton is a place in West London, England in the London Borough of Ealing.
Originally an ancient village (mentioned in the Domesday Book), as London expanded, Acton became absorbed into the city. Acton was a County Borough from 1921 to 1965, when it was absorbed into the London Borough of Ealing.
Acton is now principally residential, though it maintains some light industry: particularly in the North East in the Park Royal area, and the south near the border with Chiswick.
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.
The name Acton derives from the Anglo-Saxon for "Oak Town"
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