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The "iron" part originates from the iron that used to be mined near the village. "Acton" is derived from the Old English for "farm (or village) with oak trees". Still today there is an oak wood in the village beside the River Frome.
Acton Court, now a farm has the remains of a fine Elizabethan manor house.
The Church of St James the Less is Perpendicular Gothic and includes a clerestory, south aisle and south chapel, two-storey north porch and three-stage bell-tower. The nave and south arcade are of three bays. The nave, chancel and south chapel all have wagon roofs and there is a fan vault under the tower. In the churchyard stands a beautiful 15th century Cross.
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- Landmark