Acton Circular on the Two Saints Way and Canals
From Acton and Cheshire's oldest church tower over the fields on the Two Saints Way, back along the Llangollen and Shropshire Union canals.
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Acton, just outside Nantwich, takes its name from Actune, oak town, from when it sat on the edge of the Forest of Mondrem. St Mary's Church has a tower from 1180, the oldest church tower in Cheshire.
The first half of the route follows the Two Saints Way, a 92 mile pilgrimage path between Chester and Lichfield cathedrals, out over the fields. The second half comes back along the towpaths of the Llangollen and Shropshire Union canals.
Highlights
- St Mary's Church tower, Acton
- Two Saints Way
- Llangollen and Shropshire Union canals
- Distance
- 5.1 miles (8.2 km)
- Route
- circular
- Difficulty
- easy
- Start
- St Mary's Church, Acton
- Parking
- Acton village
- Terrain
- Canal, History, Fields
