Acton sits on the western edge of Wrexham in north‑east Wales, a mainly suburban parish that still keeps pockets of parkland and old estate landscape such as Acton Park. Its close relationship with both green spaces and more built‑up zones gives it a mixed character: residential streets and local shops sit alongside light industry and good transport links into Wrexham city centre and the surrounding county.
Historically the area grew up around a country estate and its parish church, and traces of that agricultural and landed past survive in lane patterns and older buildings. Nowadays the parish feels like a small community within a larger urban area, shaped economically by proximity to places such as the Wrexham Industrial Estate while retaining local schools, pubs and sports clubs that give it a recognisably local social life.
Postcode districts covering Acton
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 24.1 miles
- Birkenhead 22.8 miles
- Chester 9.8 miles
- Chester Castle 9.4 miles
- Crewe 22 miles
- Wrexham 0.8 miles
- Buckley 8.9 miles
- Runcorn 22 miles
- Widnes 24 miles
- Northwich 23.8 miles
- Winsford 20.9 miles
- Heswall 19.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Rhosnesni Ward 0.3 miles
- Borras Park Ward 0.4 miles
- Acton and Maesydre Ward 0.4 miles
- Little Acton Ward 0.7 miles
- Cartrefle Ward 0.7 miles
- Wrexham Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Wynnstay Ward 0.8 miles
- Garden Village Ward 0.8 miles
- Rhosddu Parish 1 mile
- Stansty Ward 1 mile
- Grosvenor Ward 1.1 miles
- Smithfield Ward 1.2 miles
Example postcodes in Acton
LL12 8DE, LL13 9ER, LL12 7BE, LL13 9GU, LL12 7TE, LL12 7LB, LL12 7DG, LL12 7HT, LL12 7RW … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 19.6 miles
- Manchester Airport 35.4 miles
- Wrexham General Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Wrexham Central Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Wrexham Bus Station 1.2 miles
Hotels near Acton Ad
- The Lemon Tree 3 1 mile
- Grosvenor Pulford & Spa Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Ramada Plaza by WyndhamWrexham 4 1.7 miles
- Rossett Hall Hotel 3 3.7 miles
- Hotel Wrexham 3 2.4 miles
- The Wynnstay Arms Hotel by Marston's Inns 3 1.2 miles
- Premier Inn Wrexham City Centre 3 1.3 miles
- Oak Mead 4.2 miles
- Premier Inn Wrexham North 3 1.5 miles
- The Chester Grosvenor 5 9.8 miles
Schools in Acton
- Acton Primary Primary
- Alexandra C P School Primary
- Barker's Lane CP Primary
- Borras Park Community Primary Primary
- Rhosnesni High School Secondary
- Ysgol Llan y pwll Primary
Local points of interest
- Racecourse Ground Stadium 1.3 miles
- Erddig Country house 2.6 miles
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 4.8 miles
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 5.4 miles
- Eaton Hall Estate 6.4 miles
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 7.3 miles
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 7.7 miles
- The Airfield Stadium 7.8 miles
- Aldersey Hall Estate 7.8 miles
- Chester Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 10.1 miles
- Cholmondeley Castle Estate 11.6 miles