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.
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Acton UDC
Gunnersbury Park opened for the use of the public 21st May 1926 by the Right ...
The Oakley Small Arms Works moved to Acton from Chelsea in 1904, and was situ...
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Acton UDC
We've corrected the rather erratic punctuation in the inscription. From Acto...
David Weeks is a former Conservative Leader of Westminster City Council and served on the council from 1974 to 1998. From 1977 to 1979 he was the chief whip of the council's ruling Conservative gr...
Formerly part of Kent, it has been part of Greater London since 1963.
Councillor William Hammer JP, Mayor of Hackney in 1912.
Secretary of State for the Colonies 1846-52.
In 1792 Charles Gould (1726 – 1806), lawyer and politician, married Jane Morgan and in 1792 inherited her family’s property in Tredegar, Wales. At the same time he changed his name to Morgan and wa...
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