Acton, Staffordshire: A Small Hamlet in the Whitmore Countryside

Acton is a small hamlet in the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, within the civil parish of Whitmore. It stands a few miles south-west of Newcastle-under-Lyme near the junction of the A53 and A5182, and is known today for its quiet rural setting rather than for major historic events.
Population: part of Whitmore parish, which had 1,757 inhabitants in the 2021 census.
Distance: about 4 miles south-west of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Highlights: the rural lanes around Whitmore, the former Wesleyan chapel building and nearby countryside views across north Staffordshire.