Toponymy Acton's name derives from the Old English words āc (oak) and tūn (enclosed garden, enclosure), meaning "a garden or a field enclosed by oaks". Later, in the Middle Ages tūn became a synonym for "farm" or "farm by oak trees". For several centuries, its name bore the prefix Church (hence Chirche Acton, Churche Acton, etc.) to distinguish it from the separate hamlet of East Acton.
Toponymy Acton's name derives from the Old English words āc (oak) and tūn (enclosed garden enclosure) meaning "a garden or a field enclosed by oaks" Later in the Middle Ages tūn became a synonym for "farm" or "farm by oak trees" For several centuries its name bore the prefix Church (hence Chirche Acton Churche Acton etc) to distinguish it from the separate hamlet of East Acton