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Explore Acton in United Kingdom
Acton in the region of England with its 311 inhabitants is a town in United Kingdom - some 160 mi or ( 258 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Acton is now 08:28 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Widnes, Whitegate, Warrington, Wallerscote, and Sheffield. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Widnes . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Acton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Trent & Mersey Canal - Anderton Boat Lift (time lapse)
A quick down and up of the Anderton Boat Lift and dances with narrowboats in the winding hole ..
Trent & Mersey Canal - Middlewich to Anderton (time lapse)
From Middlewich the Trent and Mersey Canal (Mail Line -- Middlewich to Preston Brook) follows the River Dane valley for a little under ten miles to Anderton where the Boat Lift provides access to the ..
Challenge TV / TV Travel Shop handovers, July 1999.
This clip shows how TV Travel Shop used to handover to Challenge on a regular basis, the 5pm switchover still carried on after TCC ended the year before. Cable & Wireless only got round to adding TV T ..
Trent & Mersey Canal - Narrowboat Chase (time lapse)
This was all filmed from the blunt end and mostly looking backwards. The boat chasing was the one we shared the ride up the Anderton Boat Lift with. For a lot of this I was using X20 optical zoom and ..
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Interesting facts about this location
St Mary's Church, Weaverham
St Mary's Church, Weaverham is in the village of Weaverham, Cheshire, England. The church is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Middlewich.
Located at 53.26 -2.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Vale Royal
Vale Royal was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It contained the towns of Northwich, Winsford and Frodsham.
Located at 53.25 -2.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Acton Bridge
Acton Bridge (formerly Acton) is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. Located within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester on the River Weaver, it is near the Trent and Mersey Canal at approximately 53˚ 16’ N, 2˚ 36’ W. It has a population of 602. Acton Bridge is served by its own railway station, though the service from it is currently limited. Acton Bridge Parish Council meets in the Parish Rooms, generally at 19:30 on the first Monday of the month.
Located at 53.28 -2.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Little Leigh
Little Leigh (formerly Leigh-juxta-Bartington) is a civil parish and village within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated on high ground on the north bank of the River Weaver; it is approximately 2 miles north of Weaverham on the A533 road and about three miles north west of Northwich.
Located at 53.28 -2.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Weaverham
Weaverham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. Just off the A49, it is just to the west of Northwich and south of the River Weaver, and has a population of 6,589. Weaverham is also home to the Anglican church of St. Mary's, the Roman Catholic church of St. Bede's and the Methodist church of All Saints. From September 2011, The Storehouse Church also meets weekly in Weaverham.
Located at 53.25 -2.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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