BOROUGH OF ACTON

Acton lies on the former main road between London and Oxford and several inns along it date back several centuries as stopping places for travellers.Acton formed an urban district and, later, municipal borough of Middlesex from 1894 to 1965. Its former area was used to form part of the London Borough of Ealing in 1965.Acton is now principally residential, though it maintains some light industry: particularly in the north east in the Park Royal area, and the south near the border with Chiswick.Acton is also home to the largest housing estate in West London, the South Acton estate, with approximately 2000 homes and 5800 residents.