Acton
in Suffolk of England, United Kingdom
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Wethersfield Airport (13 mi) - RAF Honington (19 mi)
- RAF Mildenhall (23 mi)
- RAF Lakenheath (25 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (26 mi)
- Cambridge Airport (27 mi)
- Southend Airport (35 mi)
- RAF Marham (41 mi)
- London City Airport (49 mi)
- London Luton Airport (50 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Bury St Edmunds Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Brett Vale (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Benton Hall Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Crowlands Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Colchester Zoo (zoo, (15 mi)
- Centerparcs (amusement park, (23 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.070 and 0.761 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 4' 11" and E 0° 45' 37"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:14 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:24 am and 8:23 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-05-01 08:01:32
Explore Acton
Acton in Suffolk (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 54 mi (or 87 km) north-east of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Acton is now 05:14 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Acton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Wethersfield Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 20 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in a distance of 45 mi (or 73 km), South-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tiptree, Ipswich, Snetterton, Chelmsford and Shropham. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 70% |
| Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 67% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
9°C (48 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
14°C (58 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Old Rectory Country House
Black Lion Hotel
The Bull
The Bull Hotel Long Melford
The Bull Hotel Long Melford
The Mill
The Bridge Street Historic Guest House
Videos from this area
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Sudbury To The Sea - Documentary (Part 1 of 6)
Part one of the 2009 documentary following the Sudbury to the sea event. It sees over 300 craft take to the water at the Granary in Sudbury and go down a 24 and a half mile stretch of the river...
National Express East Anglia - Sudbury Station..
Heres the 16:00HRS Train Arriving at Sudbury Suffolk, NXEA.. Going to Marks tey "Calling @, Bures, Chappel & Wakes Colne & Marks tey"
Sudbury Scooter Extravaganza 2010 - The Stop offs
The meeitng points and stop offs on the Sudbury Scooter Extravaganza 2010 ride-out www.sudburyscooterclub.co.uk.
Emma - Hosin Sool Demo - Sudbury Hapkido Moo Moo Kwan
Sudbury Hapkido Moo Moo Kwan.
Sudbury Scooter Rally 2011
The ride out and bands of the Sudbury Scooter Extravaganza 2011 visit www.sudburyscooterclub.co.uk.
Alice - Hosin Sool Demo - Sudbury Hapkido Moo Moo Kwan
Sudbury Hapkido Moo Moo Kwan.
Sudbury Hapkido Moo Moo Kwan Juniors demo 17 12 2014
Some Hosin Sool from our juniors after their geup promotions.
Adam - Hosin Sool Demo - Sudbury Hapkido Moo Moo Kwan
Sudbury Hapkido Moo Moo Kwan.
ALT Training Services, Sudbury, Suffolk UK
http://www.alttraining.co.uk Tel: 01787 313 562 Based in Suffolk, ALT Training train fork lift truck drivers to the highest standard. We offer a wide range of courses covering many aspects...
CC Sudbury Chaingang
July 30th, 2013. The group meets outside the Post Office sorting depot in Church Field Road at 6:45 on Tuesdays, during summer months, but check that these details are still current (search...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Melford Rural District
Melford Rural District was a rural district in the county of West Suffolk, England. It was created in 1894, under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the Sudbury rural sanitary district in West Suffolk (the rest becoming Belchamp Rural District in Essex). On 1 April 1935 it lost the parishes of Cavendish and Hawkedon to the Clare Rural District. At the same time the Glemsford Urban District was abolished and added to the district.
Melford Hall
Melford Hall is a stately home in the village of Long Melford, Suffolk, England. It is the ancestral seat of the Parker Baronets. The hall was mostly constructed in the 16th century, incorporating parts of a medieval building held by the abbots of Bury St Edmunds which had been in use since before 1065 it has similar roots to nearby Kentwell Hall. It passed from the abbots during the Dissolution of the Monasteries and was later granted by Queen Mary to Sir William Cordell.
Upsher Green
Upsher Green is a hamlet in the parish of Great Waldingfield, in Suffolk, England, near Great Waldingfield, Little Waldingfield, Acton, Long Melford and Humble Green. It is in the Babergh district of Suffolk and is located near the town of Sudbury.
Babergh Hundred
Babergh was a hundred of Suffolk, consisting of 71,882 acres . Its name survives in that of Babergh, the local government district of southern Suffolk that includes the former hundred as well as those of Cosford and Samford. It consisted of the land to the north, east and south east of Sudbury, the hundred's largest town, and its southern boundary forms the border with Essex. The majority of the land is rural.
Newman's Green
Newman's Green is a hamlet in the parish of Acton, in the Babergh District, in the county of Suffolk. Nearby settlements include the town of Sudbury and the villages of Acton, Great Waldingfield, Long Melford and the hamlet of Cuckoo Tye.
St Mary's Church, Chilton
St Mary's Church, Chilton, is a redundant Anglican church in the civil parish of Chilton, Suffolk, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Although it lies just to the northeast of the Sudbury eastern bypass, it stands in an isolated position. Around it is the site of a deserted medieval village.
St Peter's Church, Sudbury
St Peter's Church, Sudbury, is a redundant Anglican church in the town of Sudbury, Suffolk, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands in the centre of the town in a dominating position on Market Hill. A church has been on the site since at least 1180, but the current structure dates from the 15th century, though there have been several restorations in the intervening period.
Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford
The Church of the Holy Trinity, Long Melford is a Grade I listed parish church of the Church of England in Long Melford, Suffolk, England. It is one of 310 medieval English churches dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The church was constructed between 1467 and 1497 in the late Perpendicular Gothic style. It is a noted example of a Suffolk medieval wool church, founded and financed by wealthy wool merchants in the medieval period as impressive visual statements of their prosperity.
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