Babergh Close - like the District Council - is so called after nearby Babergh Heath. 

Two Closes were named after well-known local families, King and Brown, the latter once a building firm responsible for the rebuilding of the Church Tower. 

Corona Court is so called because of the Acton coach company which was named 'Corona' by Mrs. A.R. Chinery, the proprietor's wife. 

Jubilee Way was completed at the time of the Queen's Silver Jubilee, 1977. 

Marsh Walk refers to the low lying meadows on the opposite side of Sudbury Road, which were originally intended to be incorporated in the new develop- ment but were found to be impractical for building purposes. 

Finally the two trees - Lime from the avenue of limes. and Cedar from the cedar tree growing near the Old Vicarage and which is something of a landmark. 

The American Connection - in 1976 it was discovered there was an Acton in Massachusetts. Subsequent enquiries proved that the American town had been equally ignorant of our existence. Members of the Historical  Society expressed great interest and paid for the Exhibition material, which had been displayed in Acton church, to be flown to America and shown there. They were also very helpful when an exhibition of Acton, Mass. was staged in our church in 1978. 

It is almost certain that the American Acton was named after our village and it is interesting to note that the New Acton also has its place in history because the first two men to die in the War of American Independence came from that town. They were killed on that fateful day described by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 

"By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled;
Here once the embattled farmers stood 
And fired the shot heard round the world." 

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