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Acton, London history
Origins
Different phases of prehistoric settlement are marked by a range of finds . Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic flint cores, flakes and artefacts mainly to the north of Churchfield Road . Neolithic axe, Bronze Age Deverel-Rimbury urns and cremated bone were found, along with an Iron Age pot shard .
Medieval era
Church Acton or Acton town lay slightly west of the centre of the parish along the highway to Oxford (Uxbridge Road) at the 5-mile post out of London . By 1380 some of the tenements, such as The Tabard and The Cock, along the south side of the road, were inns .
Early modern period
Acton’s proximity to London had made it a summer retreat for courtiers and lawyers . Sir Richard Sutton bought the seat at East Acton known later as Manor House in 1610 . Sir John Trevor MP bought several Acton properties in the mid 17th century .
19th Century development
In 1812, twenty almshouses were built by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths on the former Perryn estate, on land which had been left to the company by John Perryn in 1657 .
20th century
Acton was incorporated as the Municipal Borough of Acton in 1921 . This authority combined with the municipal boroughs of Ealing and Southall to form the London Borough of Ealing in 1965 .
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