Acton the birth place of the Who, and much more! The community in Acton is multi-cultural and this is reflected in the types of restaurants that are found there. Acton is very well catered by London transport with stations totted everywhere.
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North Acton & East Acton (central line),
Acton Main Line (National Rail) and other stations accommodate the visitor to other parts of London and the UK. Near
North Acton station is a really good Chinese restaurant situated on the ground floor of the
Ramada Encore London West.
Acton is also situated on the A40, which gives easy access to
Oxford Street on the east for great shopping, and
Oxford the city on the west for architecture, and for its famous Universities.
Acton is an area in West London, and its part of a much bigger borough that of the Borough of
Ealing.
Acton means "oak farm" or "farm by oak trees", and is derived from the Anglo-Saxon ac (oak) and tun (farm), and its an ancient village mentioned in the
Doomsday Book, a health spa because of fresh springs in the 17th century, and a major area for laundries due to the soft water in the 19th century.
Acton was the birthplace of
The Who, of which all members except
Keith Moon went to
Acton High School.
Pete Townshend's 1982 solo album, "All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes", contained the track "Stardom in Acton" in reference to his home town, while the accompanying video was filmed on and around
Acton High Street.
Part of The
Monty Python series was shot in
Acton, as well as other well known programs such as fictional home of Del Boy from
Only Fools and Horses. Scenes from the 1986 movie
Aliens and the 1989 movie
Batman were shot inside the disused
Acton power station.
The musician
M.I.A. in some interviews has hinted that one of the meanings of her stage name is
"Missing in Acton", with
Acton being the place where she grew up.
Locations very near
Acton that offer shopping and entertainment are
Shepherds Bush and
Hammersmith, but the pleasure of
Central London is only 20 minutes by
London Underground.
