Acton Burnell

Acton Burnell
St Mary's church and the 'castle', actually a fortified manor, at Acton Burnell.
Acton Burnell Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ529020
Civil parish	Acton Burnell
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHREWSBURY
Postcode district	SY5
Dialling code	01694
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Shrewsbury and Atcham
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°36′50″N 2°41′42″W / 52.614°N 2.695°W / 52.614; -2.695

Acton Burnell (/æktən bɜːrnəl/) is a village and parish in the English county of Shropshire. Home to Concord College, it is also famous for an early meeting of Parliament where the Statute of Acton Burnell was passed in 1283. The population at the 2011 census was 544.^[1]

The village today has a post office and Anglican parish church, as well as a Roman Catholic cemetery.