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Delve into Acton in United Kingdom

Acton in the region of N Ireland is a city in United Kingdom - some 324 mi or ( 521 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .

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Current time in Acton is now 12:39 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Waringstown, Seapatrick, Newry, Moyallan, and Loughgilly. While being here, make sure to check out Waringstown . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Acton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

12th July 2008 - Co. Armagh Orange Lodge Parades: Tandragee

2:55 min by denzell3931
Views: 10867 Rating: 4.05

The parades commemorating the 318th Anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne. The County Armagh Grand Orange Lodge held their 2008 parade in Tandragee. Saturday 12th July 2008. The lodges and bands in t ..

County Armagh Junior Orange Parade. Tandragee. 26/4/09

3:52 min by denzell3931
Views: 2523 Rating: 5.00

County Armagh Junior Orange (JLOL) parade, after the annual service in Tandragee Methodist, marching along the Armagh Road and onto Church Street. Accompanying are Mavemacullen Accordion Band (Clare), ..


The lambegs of Teemore and Tamnamore 2008

1:37 min by rje888
Views: 2505 Rating: 4.00

The lambegs of Teemore LOL 61 and Tamnamore LOL 203 in Tandragee, 12th July 2008. ..

Dromantine Retreat And Conference Centre

9:37 min by DromantineConference
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Feature on Dromantine first shown on UTVs Lesser Spotted Ulster. This Clip shows stunning views of the exterior and interior of the House and the surrounding grounds. Dromantine was bought by the Soci ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Scarva railway station

Scarva railway station serves Scarva in County Down, Northern Ireland. Despite serving the County Down village, the station itself is in County Armagh, the nearby Newry Canal being the boundary.

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Located at 54.33 -6.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Railway stations in County Armagh, Railway stations opened in 1859, Railway stations served by NI Railways

Drumbanagher House

Drumbanagher House (also known as Drumbanagher Castle and Closes Castle), near Poyntzpass, County Armagh, was a large country house in Northern Ireland designed for Maxwell Close by William Playfair in 1829, being "one of his grandest country houses. " Following occupation by the American and British armies during World War Two Drumbanagher was demolished by its owner in 1951 due to the expense in up keeping the property; the estate remains in the possession of the Close family.

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Located at 54.27 -6.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Castles in County Armagh

Lisnagade

Lisnagade is a large Celtic multivallate earthen ringfort, three miles west of Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, just off the Scarva road. Lisnagade Fort rath and annex are State Care Historic Monuments in the townland of Lisnagade, in Banbridge District.

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Located at 54.33 -6.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in County Down, Forts in Ireland

Loughbrickland Crannóg

Loughbrickland Crannóg is a Bronze Age man-made island known as a crannóg, four miles (6.5 km) south west of Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the middle of the lough, 1 mile from the village of Loughbrickland. The crannóg in Loughbrickland is a Scheduled Historic Monument in the townland of Drumnahare, in Banbridge District, at grid reference J1113 4118.

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Located at 54.31 -6.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in County Down, Crannógs, Former populated places in Northern Ireland, Islands of County Down, Scheduled Monuments in Northern Ireland, Uninhabited islands of Northern Ireland

Miami Showband killings

The Miami Showband killings (also called the Miami Showband Massacre) was an attack by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) on 31 July 1975. It took place on the A1 road at Buskhill in County Down, Northern Ireland. Five people were killed, including three members of The Miami Showband, who were then one of Ireland's most popular cabaret bands. They had been travelling home to Dublin late at night after a performance in Banbridge, County Down.

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Located at 54.26 -6.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1975 in Northern Ireland, Deaths by firearm in Northern Ireland, False flag operations, Improvised explosive device bombings in Northern Ireland, Mass murder in 1975, Massacres committed by the United Kingdom, Massacres in Northern Ireland, Military scandals, Murdered musicians, People killed by security forces during The Troubles (Northern Ireland), The Troubles in County Down, Ulster Defence Regiment, Ulster Volunteer Force actions