acton

/ˈæk.tən/UK/ˈæktən/

acton is the alternative form of aketon.

acton is the obsolete form of actinon.

Meaning of aketon

aketon (plural aketons)

(historical) A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
- The aketon, gambeson, vambasium, and jack were military vestments, calculated for the defence of the body, differing little from each other, except in their names, their materials and construction were nearly the same, the authorities quoted in the notes, shew they were all composed of many folds...1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 15

actinon (plural actinons)

Acton (countable and uncountable, plural Actons)

A village in Burland and Acton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6353).
A hamlet in Langton Matravers parish, Purbeck district, Dorset (OS grid ref SY9878).
A town and suburb in the borough of Ealing, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2080).
A hamlet in Allendale parish, south-west Northumberland (OS grid ref NY8351).
A village in Lydbury North parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO3184).
A hamlet in Whitmore parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8241).
A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8944).
A locality in Ombersley parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8467).
A suburb and community in Wrexham borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3451).
A village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
A community in the town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario.
A regional county municipality in the Montérégie region, Quebec.

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An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama.
A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California.
- Fire crews battled two brush fires in northern Los Angeles County on Thursday — the King fire, which ignited near Pyramid Lake in the early morning, and the Hawk fire, which erupted in Acton around 3 p.m., threatening structures and prompting evacuation orders.2025 August 14, Grace Toohey and Clara Harter, “Hawk fire grows to 400 acres in Acton as crews begin to get a handle on King fire near Gorman”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 18...
A ghost town in Polk County, Florida.
An unincorporated community in Harris County, Georgia.
An unincorporated community in Taylor County, Kentucky.
A town in York County, Maine.
A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
An unincorporated community in Meeker County, Minnesota.
An unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana.
An unincorporated community in Salem County, New Jersey.
An unincorporated community in McNairy County, Tennessee.
An unincorporated community in Hood County, Texas.
A suburb of Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

From Old English āc (“oak”) + tūn (“farm, town, homestead”); compare the doublet Aughton.

What does acton mean?: Acton means a village in Burland and Acton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6353).
What is acton the alternative form of?: Acton is the alternative form of aketon.
What part of speech is acton?: Acton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce acton?: Acton is pronounced /ˈæk.tən/.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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