North Acton

Coordinates: 51°30′38″N 0°15′46″W / 51.510523°N 0.262668°W / 51.510523; -0.262668

North Acton
North Acton  North Acton shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ205805
London borough	Ealing
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	NW10
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
EU Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush
London Assembly	Ealing and Hillingdon
List of places: UK • England • London

North Acton is a place in West London, UK. It is part of Acton and on the edge of the industrial district of Park Royal. It is located in the London Borough of Ealing.

Commercial activity

The commercial district of Park Royal overspills into North Acton, and several facilities are located on the edge of North Acton Park, including the Black Island Film Studios, which are the largest television and film studios in central London.^[1] In recent years there has been new commercial and high-rise residential redevelopment to the south of North Acton tube station.

Churches

North Acton is served by the Parish Church of St Gabriel, North Acton, located on Noel Road, beside North Acton Park, part of the Church of England.^[2] St Gabriel's is one of the forty new churches 'planted' in the early 1930s by Bishop Winnington-Ingram, the Bishop of London, to serve London's expanding suburbs. It celebrates its eightieth anniversary in 2011.^[3] The very large church was designed and built by architect Ernest Charles Shearman, and houses an original painting ("The Annunciation") by artist John Pelling.

Public spaces

North Acton Park is a large open space for public recreation. Its facilities include several football and cricket pitches, multiple hard-surfaced and grass tennis courts, a basketball court, exercise machines forming a public 'outside gym', refreshment facilities (summer time only), a pavilion, a children's playground, hard (tarmac) surfaced paths for walking in inclement weather, a picnic area with metal picnic tables, and designated dog-walking areas.^[4]

Tube stations

Acton is the meeting point of a number of different railway lines and routes, and has seven railway stations, of which five were historically part of the London Underground network, and four still are part of that network. Acton has the distinction of being the only town in London to have all four of the points of the compass as a station name. North Acton, East Acton, and West Acton are part of the Central Line, whilst South Acton was formerly part of the District Line, but is today served only by London Overground. Acton Town is the fourth remaining tube station, served by the District Line and the Piccadilly Line. Acton Central is also part of the London Overground network, and Acton Mainline is on the Great Western Main Line route.

• North Acton, Central Line

Railway stations

The overground railway stations at Acton Central and Acton Town are served by London Overground; they are located to the south of North Acton, but the trains serving these stations pass through the district of North Acton. Acton Main Line station is on the boundary between North Acton and Central Acton, and is located on a commuter section of the Great Western Main Line.

• Acton Main Line, First Great Western

Neighbouring places

• Park Royal
• Acton
• Ealing
• Shepherds Bush
• Harlesden

References

1. ^ This website provides more details and substantiates claim to size.
2. ^ See details on this website.
3. ^ See details of construction and celebrations referenced on this website.
4. ^ Cited on this public attractions website.