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Acton is a district inside the London Borough of Ealing in west London. It is 6.1 miles west of Charing Cross. At the 2011 census, Acton had a population of 62,480 – a ten-year increase of 8,791 individuals. Acton means ‘oak farm’ or ”farm by oak trees’, and comes from old English. It was originally an ancient village, and as London expanded it was absorbed in to the city. Since 1965, Acton has been part of the east of Ealing, but some parts of East Acton are inside the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and a small part of South Acton is in the London Borough of Hounslow. Acton is one of the areas with the most stations bearing their name anywhere in the UK, with seven stations including its name. Central Acton is called the hub of commerce and retail on the former principal road between London and Oxford, called the Uxbridge Road. The main road includes lots of inns, which go as far back to the late Tudor period as stopping places for travellers. Today, the A40 dual carriageway is the major route from London to Oxford, and it bypasses central Acton. It still passes by means of East Acton and North Acton. Acton contains the biggest housing estate in West London, named the South Acton estate, with approximately 2,000 homes and 5,800 residents. The area is presently in phase two of a major 15-year phased regeneration which contains almost complete demolition of the existing residential units as well as the construction of brand new and much more residences. This is likely to increase its population even further.