Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London
Explore Acton, London 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, London, 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 | London |
| Unitary Authority | Greater London |
| District / Borough | Ealing |
| Region | London |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.506734 |
| Longitude | -0.268306 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Acton wears the grey-toned industriousness of west London with a quiet, persistent dignity. It lies 6.0 miles west of London (from London: bearing 270°T, OS grid TQ 202 800). The morning sun often catches the brickwork of the Act One Cinema, casting long, cinematic shadows that stretch toward the bustling high street. Beneath the hum of modern transit, one might find a lingering stillness in the leafy reaches of Alexandra Gardens, where the leaves shudder in the breeze like turning pages. Industrial heritage remains etched in the iron and scale of the Transport Museum Depot, a cavernous space that guards the mechanical ghosts of the capital’s past. Here, the landscape flattens into a persistent grid of Victorian terraces and mid-century infill, each street corner holding the weight of a thousand daily commutes. Residents often traverse the quiet paths near Springfield Gardens, watching the light soften against the foliage as the workday wanes. Acton balances this rhythm of movement and repose, grounding its identity in the steady, unpretentious pulse of the city’s outer rim.
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Explore Acton, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.506734, -0.268306. 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. |