Compton, Sussex

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Compton
Sussex

Compton Church
Location
Grid reference: SU776147
Location: 50°55’39"N, -0°53’49"W
Data
Population: 463  (2011)
Post town: Chichester
Postcode: PO18
Dialling code: 023
Local Government
Council: Chichester
Parliamentary
constituency:
Chichester

Compton is a village in the westy of Sussex. The village is found on the B2146 road, six miles south-east of Petersfield, Hampshire and eight miles north-west of Chichester. The parish also includes the villages of West Marden and Up Marden.

Will of Alfred the Great (899), mentioning Cumtune

The village has a long history, perhaps first being mentioned in the will of King Alfred the Great. It is in the Sussex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

High ground nearby is known as Compton Down and on a part of the down known as Telegraph Hill there was an Admiralty semaphore station.

Outside links

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