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Acton maps

Historic maps of Acton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Acton maps

Acton map

Historic map of Acton

Staffordshire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Staffordshire

Acton map

Historic Map of any Acton postcode

Acton maps
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Acton photos

We have no photos of Acton, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Trentham, Newcastle, Madeley

Acton books

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Staffordshire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14

Uttoxeter Living Memories
Paperback
£13

Acton books
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Memories of Acton

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Staffordshire memories

Growing Up

My sister Pat and I lived first in Sutherland Road then Monument Lane. We went to Granville Secondary Modern in Stone. I loved growing up in Tittensor as it was a lovely village, my best mate was Sandra Wagg. My maiden name was Powell. It would be nice to hear from anyone who lived there.

Shared on 27 May 2009 by Christine Lawrence.

Wonderful Times Too

I read John Grehan's contribution with great interest. I too enjoyed the air raid shelters and LMS Station at Cold Meece, though four or five years later than his own expeditions. I too attended St Joseph's and the two boys in the taxi with John were my older brothers. By the time I went to "St Joe's", the taxi service... [more]

Shared on 13 October 2009 by Jim Jamieson.

Good times

We came down from Scotland to Stoke in 1953 as my dad had got a job in the newly opened Pit Hem Heath. As children we used to stay at the house which is sitting in front of the pit . We used to go across the brook on the pipe what ran from one side to the other so we... [more]

Shared on 11 April 2008 by Pauline Thorley.

I went to that school

I went to that school. I went to the nursery and stayed there right up until the year 2000 and then moved away to Scotland. It was a great school.

Shared on 07 July 2009 by Stacey Healy.

Extracts From Acton & Staffordshire books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Acton, inspired by Frith photos.

Stafford - A History & Celebration

Its surroundings are pleasant without being spectacular: 90% of Staffordshire is rural, and nowhere in the town, not even in the very centre, is one ever far from the countryside. One thing to be said for Stafford (as far as anywhere can make such a claim in these unsettled times) is that it is a town without a darker side. It is not big enough to contain 'inner city areas',... [more]

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Stafford - A History & Celebration

The town also has an association with Skarzysko/Kamienna in Poland. Like everywhere else, Stafford is changing. Until perhaps halfway through the last century the majority of people living in the town

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Stafford - A History & Celebration

School pupils, reached No 3 in the USA charts in 1973 (No 10 in the UK) with its single 'Couldn't Get it Right.' Fran Henley, the lead singer of Travis, is also a Staffordian. In the 1980s and 1990s Bingley Hall, part of the County Showground on Weston Road, hosted several groups such as Black Sabbath and the Electric Light Orchestra. The showground still stages national events in areas as... [more]

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