In 1865 the Local Government Act 1858 was adopted by the parish of Acton, and a twelve-member local board of health was formed to govern the area.
The Parish of Acton became an Urban District in 1894. In 1921 this become a municipal borough. 1965 this merged with other districts to become the London Borough of Ealing.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Acton UDC
The Oakley Small Arms Works moved to Acton from Chelsea in 1904, and was situ...
Footballer and philanthropist. Born Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird in London. Unusually he had double careers in banking and football. He played in nine F.A. cup finals and had the dubious honour of be...
Person, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare, Sport / Games
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea in 2014.
Politician and diplomat. Born Edward Frederick Lindley Wood at Powderham Castle, Devon. He served in parliament from 1910, until he became Lord Irwin in 1925. Viceroy of India from 1926 to 1931. In...
Brother of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, he was honoured by the king on the marriage and remained in favour after Jane's death, following childbirth. On Henry's death, the king's only son...
Represented the London Congregational Union Planning Committee in 1957. From the 1934 Chronicle of the London Missionary Society: "Director of the Society, and President of the Metropolitan Auxili...
Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest.
Peter Bradbury was born on 13 April 1951 the son of Jack Bradbury (1912-1972) and Lilian Mary Bradbury née Warburton (1912-1979). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1951 in the Leeds, W...
Nicknamed "little America", the association of Grosvenor Square with America began when John Adams, later President, moved to this addres...
Our picture comes from Google satellite view and shows, better than can be seen at ground level, the (partial) outlines of the two church...
Mathematician and computer pioneer. Born 13 Piccadilly Terrace, daughter of Lord Byron. Brought up by her mother and directed towards science rather than the arts, in fear that otherwise she might ...
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