Iron Acton

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Part of Iron Acton, looking west down the main street, from the tower of the village church (St. James the Less)

The village church, St James the Less

Iron Acton is a small village near Yate, South Gloucestershire, bypassed by the Yate to Frampton Cotterell road.

The 'iron' part of the name of the village originates from the mining of iron that used to take place near the village, whilst 'acton' means "town with many oak trees"; and still today there is an oak wood within the village alongside the River Frome.

Nearby is Acton Court on Latteridge Lane, a recently restored Tudor house. In the 16th Century, Nicholas Poyntz added the East Wing onto the existing moated manor house. The addition was lavishly decorated to impress Henry VIII. The king and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, subsequently visited the house in 1535, during a tour of the West Country.

[edit] External links

• Iron Acton primary school

Coordinates: 51°33′N 2°28′W