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Where is Acton?

Acton is located in the county of Kent, South East England, four miles south-east of the town of Tenterden, 13 miles north-east of the major town of Hastings, and 50 miles south-east of London. Acton lies roughly one mile east of the East Sussex border. Acton falls within the district council of Ashford, under the county council of Kent. It is in the TN30 postcode district. The post town for Acton is Tenterden.

Acton on a map

Map showing extent of Acton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Acton
Map showing location of Acton within the UK
Location of Acton within the UK

Which county is Acton in?

Acton is in the ceremonial county of Kent, the historic county of Kent, and the administrative county of Kent.

Ceremonial CountyKent
Historic CountyKent
Administrative CountyKent

Where is Acton in Kent?

Acton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Kent, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Kent.

Map showing location of Acton within Kent
Location of Acton within Kent

What is the postcode for Acton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Acton is TN30 7HN.

Where is Acton in TN30?

Acton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the TN30 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TN30 postcode district.

Map showing location of Acton within TN30
Location of Acton within TN30

What is the post town for Acton?

The post town for Acton is Tenterden. Acton is in the TN30 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Tenterden.

What is the latitude and longitude of Acton?

The centre of Acton is located at position 51.01786° latitude and 0.71719° longitude.

Latitude51.01786°
Longitude0.71719°

What is the easting and northing of Acton?

The centre of Acton is located at the grid reference easting 590678 and northing 127789 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting590678
Northing127789

What are the nearest towns to Acton?

Position of Acton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Acton to the centre of the town.

south-east
4m
Acton is 4 miles south-east of Tenterden
north
5m
Acton is 5 miles north of Rye
north-west
9m
Acton is 9 miles north-west of Lydd
west
10m
Acton is 10 miles west of New Romney
south-west
11m
Acton is 11 miles south-west of Ashford
north-east
12m
Acton is 12 miles north-east of Battle
north-east
13m
Acton is 13 miles north-east of Hastings
north-east
16m
Acton is 16 miles north-east of Bexhill-on-Sea
west
16m
Acton is 16 miles west of Hythe
east
17m
Acton is 17 miles east of Wadhurst

What are the nearest cities to Acton?

Position of Acton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Acton to the centre of the city.

south-west
24m
Acton is 24 miles south-west of Canterbury
south
36m
Acton is 36 miles south of Southend-on-Sea
east
40m
Acton is 40 miles east of Brighton and Hove
south-east
49m
Acton is 49 miles south-east of City of London
south-east
50m
Acton is 50 miles south-east of City of Westminster
south-east
50m
Acton is 50 miles south-east of London
south
51m
Acton is 51 miles south of Chelmsford
south
61m
Acton is 61 miles south of Colchester
east
67m
Acton is 67 miles east of Chichester
south-east
68m
Acton is 68 miles south-east of St Albans