Acton Bridge, formerly Acton, is a picturesque rural village and civil parish in Cheshire, England. Located within the unitary authority of Cheshire West & Chester, with its northern boundary being the River Weaver, it is also close to the Trent & Mersey Canal. Acton Bridge has a railway station, which opened in 1837, which is where the ‘Bridge’ in ‘Acton Bridge’ arose from.

The parish is predominately rural, covering approximately 1139 acres, in yesteryear, the parish was renowned for its fruit orchards particularly Hazel Pears, hence the name of the local pub. It is now a quiet dormitory village.

The parish has a population of circa 635 with approximately 262 residential properties and is within the North Cheshire Greenbelt.

Acton Bridge swing bridge was opened on November 27, 1933, at a cost of £52,000, at this time Warrington Road was also re-aligned, and the old stone single carriageway bridge, built in 1751, now only leads to a small island used as a mooring and boatyard.

The structure of the swing bridge is the responsibility of the Canal & River Trust, with Cheshire West & Chester Council having responsibility for the A49 road crossing the bridge.