Sir John Acton, Baronet, described as lord or principal landowner of Acton Round
Dates: nineteenth-century reference; exact identity and dates not established from the cited directory extracts
Biography
A Sir John Acton, Baronet, is identified in mid-nineteenth-century topographical and directory sources as the principal landowner or lord of Acton Round and as patron and impropriator of the living.
Notes / Sources
The source wording does not provide enough detail to distinguish securely between successive Acton baronets in every publication.
Research sources:
- Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of England, 1845, entry for Acton Round; Samuel Bagshaw, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Shropshire, 1851, entry for Acton Round. — https://parishmouse.co.uk/england/shropshire/acton-round-shropshire-family-history-guide/
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