Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Acton

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​Acton, a large village in Middlesex, about eight miles west of St Paul's. It was once much frequented because of its saline springs, but these have long lost their repute. Acton being near the metropolis and easily accessible by the Great Western Railway, and the price of building land being low, numerous villas have been erected in the neighbourhood. The population of the parish increased from 3151 in 1861 to 8306 in 1871.

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