The Acton family is recorded in medieval material concerning lands, boundaries and local administration at Acton in the Weaverham area.

This family entry aggregates several explicitly Acton-linked notices and should not be read as proof that each named person held the entire manor.

Research sources:
- ActonBridge.Org, “A History of the Village,” citing George Ormerod’s History of the County Palatine and City of Chester and associated medieval records. — https://www.pardoe.net/abo/history.htm