ACTON-BEAUCHAMP, a parish in the upper division
of the hundred of DODDINGTREE, county of WORCESTER,
4 miles (S. E.) from Bromyard, containing 258
inhabitants. The living is a discharged rectory, in the
archdeaconry and diocese of Worcester, rated in the
king's books at £4, and in the patronage of the Rev.
Henry Berry. The church is dedicated to St. Giles.
Courts leet and baron are occasionally held here. There
are some mineral springs in the parish.