Traditional county: Gloucestershire · Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire · Region: South West
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| Place | Iron Acton |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| Unitary Authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.550174 |
| Longitude | -2.465942 |
| Place Type | Village |
Iron Acton holds the quiet gravity of a place where the earth has long yielded its secrets to the patient hand of the farmer and the mason. It lies 2.1 miles west-north-west of Yate (from Yate: bearing 288°T, OS grid ST 677 835), and is situated north-west of Nibley village. The landscape here is defined by low, stubborn horizons and the persistent, sluggish course of the River Frome as it winds through heavy clay soils. A short walk to the north brings one to The Green, where the grass wears a muted, silvered sheen under the low-angled light of late afternoon. Further north, the Tudor architecture of Acton Court stands as a stark reminder of a time when the wealthy sought refuge in these quiet, flood-prone meadows. Iron Acton retains an air of profound stillness, broken only by the cawing of rooks in the high elms or the distant, rhythmic hum of regional traffic. To the east, the weathered stone of the medieval cross near Holly Hill Farm guards the memory of pilgrims and travellers who once traversed these lanes on foot. The surrounding fields remain stubbornly agricultural, preserving a horizon that seems resistant to the encroaching sprawl of the modern world.
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Explore Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.550174, -2.465942. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |