East Acton: East Acton Lane
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East Acton: East Acton Lane
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 13 Oct 2010
The island of grass between the main East Acton Lane to the left and the access road to the right is a remnant of the time when East Acton was a separate village with a village green running through its entire length. This village green seems to have been developed in the 1850s and 1860s, as the 1850 Ordnance Survey map does not show it but the 1871 edition does. It extended from here at its western end right along to the surviving terrace of old houses south of Savoy Circus in what was then called Orchard Place.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.512137
Longitude
-0.254266