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2 unusual facts about North Acton


North Acton

St Gabriel's is one of the forty new churches 'planted' in the early 1930s by Bishop Winnington-Ingram, the Bishop of London, to serve London's expanding suburbs.

There is a short and easy journey of just two stops on the Central Line to reach White City and the BBC Television Centre there.


Central Middlesex Hospital

The closest London Underground stations to the hospital are, North Acton and Hanger Lane which are on the Central line, Park Royal which is on the Piccadilly line and Willesden Junction and Harlesden which are both on the London Overground and Bakerloo line.

East Acton

Anciently, East Acton and Acton developed as separate settlements and the nearby districts of North Acton, West Acton and South Acton were developed in the late 19th century.

Western Avenue, London

After Savoy Circus the road, dual carriageway, takes a bend towards North Acton, crossing the Great Western Main Line as it does so.


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