Iron Acton

Iron Acton
Looking west down High Street from the tower of St. James the Less parish church
Iron Acton is located in Gloucestershire
Iron Acton
Iron Acton
Location within Gloucestershire
Population1,346 (2011census)[1]
OS grid referenceST680835
Civil parish
  • Iron Acton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBristol
Postcode districtBS37
Dialling code01454
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireAvon
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
WebsiteIronActon.info
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°32′56″N 2°27′47″W / 51.549°N 2.463°W / 51.549; -2.463

Iron Acton is a village, civil parish and former manor in South Gloucestershire, England. The village is about 2 miles (3 km) west of Yate and about 9 miles (14 km) northeast of the centre of Bristol. The B4058 road used to pass through the village but now by-passes it just to the north.

The "iron" part of the toponym originates from the iron that used to be mined near the village. "Acton" is derived from the Old English for "farm (or village)[2] with oak trees". Still today there is an oak wood in the village beside the River Frome.

The civil parish also includes the smaller villages of Latteridge and Engine Common.

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. ^ Blair, 1977, pages 258–259