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Located 3.88 km E of Harvey: Manners Sutton Parish, York County: settled by Irish immigrants in 1842: possibly named for John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, the first Baron of Acton (1834-1902), who was a proponent of Ireland gaining independence from British rule: PO 1865-1870: in 1866 Acton was a farming settlement with about 70 resident families: in 1871 it had a population of 175: Acton became part of Cork.

Latitude : 45° 44'

Longitude : 66° 57'

County : York

Parish : Manners Sutton

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Other communities within the vicinity of KilometersMiles

Community	Distance (Kilometers)	Bearing
Cork	2.26	145° SE
Teetotal Settlement	2.26	145° SE
Hurley Corner	3.18	54° NE
Harvey	3.88	270° W
Harvey Station	3.88	270° W
Patterson Road	4.3	244° WSW

Community

Distance (Kilometers)

Bearing

Cork

2.26

145° SE

Teetotal Settlement

2.26

145° SE

Hurley Corner

3.18

54° NE

Harvey

3.88

270° W

Harvey Station

3.88

270° W

Patterson Road

4.3

244° WSW

* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.