Acton, New Brunswick
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| Coordinates: 45°44′29″N 66°57′33″W / 45.741269°N 66.959045°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | York |
| Parish | Manners Sutton Parish |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area codes | 506 and 428 |
Acton is a populated place in Manners Sutton Parish, New Brunswick, Canada. It is served by New Brunswick Route 3 and New Brunswick Route 640. The nearest post office is in Upper Kent, New Brunswick,[2] although there was a post office in Action from 1865 to 1870.[3] Acton may be named for John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton (1834–1902), a British Liberal Party politician who supported Home Rule for Ireland.[3]
Cemetery
[edit]Acton Presbyterian Church is located at 4125 Route 640 in Acton. The Acton Presbyterian Cemetery, identified on a sign only as Acton Cemetery, is located across the road at 4128 Route 640. The cemetery's act of incorporation calls it the Acton Cemetery Company.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Acton, New Brunswick". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Find a post office". Canada Post. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ a b "Acton". Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "An Act to incorporate the Acton Cemetery Company, SNB 1925, c 87". Statutes of New Brunswick. 1925. Retrieved 2024-04-02 – via CanLII.
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