Acton is a small, rural parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England, set in the gently rolling arable countryside of south Suffolk. It sits a few miles from market towns such as Sudbury and Lavenham, so while quiet and sparsely populated it is within easy reach of local shops and services.
The parish retains a strong agricultural character with scattered historic buildings and a traditional village feel; many visitors come for the surrounding landscape and built heritage rather than for shops or nightlife. Socially it tends to be a close-knit community with local events and conservation interests shaping village life, and economically residents often combine farming with commuting to nearby towns.
Postcode districts covering Acton
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 17.5 miles
- Colchester 13.8 miles
- Braintree 15.9 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 11.9 miles
- Haverhill 13.8 miles
- Witham 19.5 miles
- Thetford 23.5 miles
- Sudbury 3.1 miles
- Maldon 23.8 miles
- Stowmarket 12.5 miles
- Harwich 23.2 miles
- Newmarket 19.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Acton Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Long Melford Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Great Waldingfield Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Little Waldingfield Built-up area 2 miles
- Chilton Parish 2 miles
- Sudbury North East Ward 2.2 miles
- Sudbury North West Ward 2.5 miles
- Sudbury South East Ward 2.6 miles
- Lavenham Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Liston Parish 2.7 miles
- Alpheton Parish 3 miles
- Sudbury Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Acton
CO10 0UW, CO10 0XG, CO10 0UZ, CO10 0BA, CO10 0UU, CO10 0WR, CO10 0XJ, CO10 0AB, CO10 0AR … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 25.9 miles
- London Southend Airport 35 miles
- Sudbury Railway Station 3 miles
- Bures Railway Station 7.3 miles
- Bus Station 2.9 miles
Hotels near Acton Ad
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 1.7 miles
- The Crown Inn Hotel 1.7 miles
- The Crown, Bildeston 4 6.7 miles
- Painters at the Angel 3.1 miles
- The Crown Stoke by Nayland 3 8.4 miles
- The Mill Hotel 4 3 miles
- The Marquis 9.6 miles
- The George and Dragon Inn 1.8 miles
Schools in Acton
- Acton C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 10.4 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 10.7 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 12.2 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 12.6 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 14.5 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 14.7 miles
- University of Essex University 15.9 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 16 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 16.5 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 16.8 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 17 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 17.2 miles