Acton Trussell

Infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Acton Trussell
latitude= 52.76197
longitude= -2.09696
shire_district= South Staffordshire
region= West Midlands
shire_county = Staffordshire
constituency_westminster=
post_town= Stafford
postcode_district = ST17
postcode_area= ST
os_grid_reference= SJ935182

Acton Trussell is a village in the English county of Staffordshire. It is known as Actone in the Domesday Book. Located around 4 miles southeast of Stafford, it is an affluent village, with many large homes but few local amenities (except for a Post Office which opens Tuesdays and Thursdays). Residents in this village have excellent views of Staffordshire farmland and Stafford Castle in the distance. Its close proximity to the M6 motorway (Junction 13) makes it a very convenient location for commuters. The majority of commuting from the village takes place to the areas of southern Staffordshire, eastern Shropshire and the West Midlands conurbation [ [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/ttwa.asp Travel to Work Areas from the 2001 Census] ] .

The village church dedicated to St James was originally built in 1212. [ [http://www.churches.lichfield.anglican.org/penkridge/actont/acton.htm Acton Trussel, Bednall, Coppenhall and Dunston - Diocese of Lichfield ] ] It was then enlarged and rebuilt in 1869 under the direction of G E Street, the architect being Andrew Capper. [ [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/venue.php?V=4435 Acton Trussell, Acton Trussell S.James Church - Staffordshire | Diocese of Lichfield ] ] The main additions were a combined vestry and organ chamber on the north side and a new south porch. [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=489 L. Margaret Midgley (editor), "A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 5 - East Cuttlestone Hundred," Victoria County History, UK, 1959, pp.14-15] ] The church was re-opened after restoration in 1870 having been closed for 44 years.

The village has one very large pub and hotel 'The Moat House' not to be confused with 'The Moat House Group'. The Moat House Acton Trussell is owned independently by the Lewis family. The pub section of the hotel was the original farm house built on the property. The Lewises have two sons, who at one point co-owned The Swan Hotel [ [http://www.theswanstafford.co.uk/ The Swan Hotel, Stafford] ] in Stafford.

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* [http://www.churches.lichfield.anglican.org/penkridge/actont/acton.htm Pictures of the church]