Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Ashford · Region: South East
Explore Acton, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Acton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Acton, Kent, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Acton |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Ashford |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.017857 |
| Longitude | 0.717188 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Acton emerges from the low-lying fields of the Kentish Weald as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the shifting, watery light of the Rother levels. It lies 3.7 miles south-south-east of Tenterden (from Tenterden: bearing 157°T, OS grid TQ 906 277), and is situated east of Wittersham village. The horizon here is vast and pale, often dominated by the heavy, silvered skies that press down upon the flat expanse of the marshlands. A short distance to the west, the gentle depression of Bate’s Gill draws the eye toward a landscape where the earth feels soft and saturated with ancient, hidden currents. The land surrounding Acton retains a stubborn, agricultural pulse, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the texture of the soil and the height of the hedgerows. Further north, the timbered presence of Smallhythe Place anchors the local heritage, standing as a sentinel against the encroaching silence of the meadows. These open spaces offer a stark, unadorned beauty, where the wind moves across the grasses with a persistent, restless energy. Through the stillness, Acton maintains a solitary character, indifferent to the encroaching sprawl of busier, more frantic districts.
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Explore Acton, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.017857, 0.717188. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |