Acton, Cheshire

Acton is a village and civil parish in the Crewe and Nantwich borough of the English county of Cheshire. The village has a grade-I-listed parish church and many other historic buildings. The parish contains the grade-I-listed Jacobean mansion Dorfold Hall, and an aqueduct by Thomas Telford.

St Mary's Church and churchyard

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  St Mary's Church; view from the south
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  Tower of St Mary's Church; lower part dates from 13th century; upper part was restored after the tower collapsed in 1757
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  St Mary's Church; view from west. The sundial is visible (right foreground)
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  Southern doorway of St Mary's Church
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  Pair of 17th-century almshouses in churchyard
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  Another view of almshouses
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  17th-century sundial in churchyard
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  Another view of the sundial
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  Tombstone of cricketer Albert Neilson Hornby in churchyard
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  Detail of A.N. Hornby's memorial

Acton village

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  Centre of the village
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  Star Inn
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  Star Cottages, by Star Inn
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  Semi-detached houses on Wilbraham Road. School House is in the background (left)

Dorfold Estate

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  Dorfold Hall front
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  Dorfold Hall front
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  Dorfold Hall rear
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  Dorfold Hall gatelodge
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  Dorfold Hall main gates
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  Madam's Farm, formerly dower house

Nantwich Aqueduct

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  Nantwich aqueduct by Thomas Telford (view from Nantwich side)
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  Close up of Nantwich aqueduct
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  Nantwich aqueduct (detail)
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  Nantwich aqueduct (detail)

Crewe and Nantwich Circular Walk

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  View from Crewe & Nantwich Circular Walk outside Acton
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  View from Crewe & Nantwich Circular Walk at Dorfold
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  Crewe & Nantwich Circular Walk by Dorfold Dairy House

Other

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  Farmland near Madam's Farm