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 miles38.7 km
- Birkenhead 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Chester 9.8 miles15.9 km
- Chester Castle 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Crewe 22 miles35.4 km
- Wrexham 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Buckley 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Runcorn 22 miles35.5 km
- Widnes 24 miles38.5 km
- Northwich 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Winsford 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Heswall 19.8 miles31.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Rhosnesni Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Borras Park Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Acton and Maesydre Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Little Acton Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Cartrefle Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Wrexham Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Wynnstay Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Garden Village Ward 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Rhosddu Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Stansty Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Grosvenor Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Smithfield Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
Example postcodes in Acton
LL13 9GU, LL13 9QP, LL13 9GJ, LL12 8AW, LL12 7RA, LL13 9DZ, LL12 7ST, LL12 7LP, LL12 7PF … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Manchester Airport 35.4 miles57 km
- Wrexham General Railway Station 1.2 miles2 km
- Wrexham Central Railway Station 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Wrexham Bus Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
Hotels near Acton Ad
- The Lemon Tree 3 1 mile1.7 km
- Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Hotel Wrexham 3 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Ramada Plaza by Wyndhamwrexham 4 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Rossett Hall Hotel 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Carden Park Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa 4 7 miles11.3 km
- The Lion at Malpas 4 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Wrexham Llyndir Hall Hotel 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Wynnstay Arms, Wrexham by Marston's Inns 3 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Hotel Indigo Chester 4 9.9 miles16 km
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 miles2.1 km
- Erddig Country house 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bangor Racecourse Recreation 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Poulton Abbey Historic site 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Eaton Hall Estate 6.4 miles10.3 km
- NEWI Cefn Druids Stadium 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Airfield Stadium 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Aldersey Hall Estate 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Chester Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles15 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Cholmondeley Castle Estate 11.6 miles18.7 km