Acton Bridge
village and civil parish in Cheshire, England
Acton Bridge (formerly Acton) is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. It is within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester on the River Weaver, at approximately 53˚ 16′ N, 2˚ 36′ W. It has a population of 602, increasing to 631 at the 2011 Census.
Acton Bridge is served by its own railway station, operated by London Northwestern.
Acton Swing Bridge, begun in 1931 and opened in November 1933, carries the A49 road over the River Weaver between Acton Bridge and the hamlet of Bartington to the north. The Trent and Mersey Canal runs parallel to the river through the parish north of the Weaver.
Acton Bridge Parish Council meets in the Parish Rooms. There is an active Community Association, and a number of other organisations exist within the village.
“Acton Bridge” enters the record as village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Acton, Bridge and village can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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“Acton Bridge” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Acton, Bridge and village provides the most credible route into that argument.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4677666. Authority coordinates are 53.283, -2.617. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011, 1931 and 1933.
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