Acton, a parish in West Suffolk, near the river Stour, 3 miles E from Long Melford station on the G.E.R., and 8 from Sudbury. It has a post office (R.S.O.); money order and telegraph office, Sudbury. Acreage, 2885; population, of the civil parish, 619; of the ecclesiastical, 607. Acton Place, which has been rebuilt, contains some old paintings and other interesting objects. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely; yearly value, £375 with residence. Patron, Earl Howe, who is the chief landowner. The church has been restored, with the exception of the tower. It contains the oldest perfect brass in the kingdom, that of Sir Robert de Bures, 1302.
