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Acton Scott
The splendid parish church of Acton Scott - geograph.org.uk - 1441956.jpg
The parish church of Acton Scott
Acton Scott is located in Shropshire
Acton Scott
Acton Scott
Population 104 (2011)
OS grid reference SO454895
Civil parish
  • Acton Scott
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHURCH STRETTON
Postcode district SY6
Dialling code 01694
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament
  • Ludlow
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°30′04″N 2°48′14″W / 52.501°N 2.804°W / 52.501; -2.804

Acton Scott is a village and parish near Church Stretton in Shropshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 104. It lies in the Shropshire Hills area of outstanding natural beauty. The settlement was recorded as Actune in the 1086 Domesday Book.

The Acton family live on the 1,500-acre (6.1 km2) manorial estate and have worked it since the twelfth century.

It is most well known for the 30-acre (120,000 m2) Acton Scott Historic Working Farm (currently closed), founded by the estate's then owner Tom Acton in 1975 a Victorian living museum featured in the 2009 Victorian Farm BBC TV series. Visitors to the farm could take part in various workshops and courses on such activities as turning butter, hand-milking cows and herding live-stock. Many skills such as bodging, forging, pole-lathing, wheel and brick-making were demonstrated. The museum, which was run by Shropshire Council on lease from the Acton Scott manor estate, closed in June 2021 for economic reasons. The Council planned to relinquish the lease to the estate in 2023.

See also

  • Listed buildings in Acton Scott
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