Where is acton in london

In , there were only inhabited houses, mostly around the High Street, but also in East Acton and around Acton Green. During the nineteenth century, building took place to the north and to the south of the Uxbridge Road. In the s, building began in southeast Acton, at Bedford Park, England's first garden suburb. This suburb was aimed at the upper middle class and had a reputation for being a home to artists and literary men.

Elsewhere, though, such as in the Steyne, there were slum dwellings. After World War Two, south Acton was redeveloped and blocks of flats were built there. In the late nineteenth century Acton became well known for the large number of small laundries operating here. Many laundries drew attention to the specialist nature of their service. The Cumberland Laundry claimed to only use soft water and pure soap.

Acton was known as "Soapsuds Island" because of the large number of laundries in one place. Acton became heavily industrialised by the s. The motorcar industry was particularly well represented.

Acton is 12 miles south-east of Watford. Acton is 12 miles north-east of Staines-upon-Thames. Acton is 12 miles north of Epsom. Acton is 6 miles west of London. Acton is 6 miles west of City of Westminster. Acton is 8 miles west of City of London.

Acton is 17 miles south of St Albans. Acton is 36 miles south-west of Chelmsford. Acton is 46 miles east of Oxford. Acton is 48 miles north of Brighton and Hove. Acton is 51 miles south of Cambridge. Acton is 51 miles north-east of Chichester. Acton is 55 miles north-east of Winchester. Execution time: 23ms. Twyford Sports Centre offers a four court sports hall, floodlit tennis courts, netball and football areas and two group exercise studios.

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