Compton, West Sussex

Compton

Compton Church
Compton
 Compton shown within West Sussex
Area  17.51 km2 (6.76 sq mi) [1]
Population 463. 2011 Census[2]
   – density  22/km2 (57/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU776147
   – London  52 miles (84 km) NE 
Civil parishCompton
DistrictChichester
Shire countyWest Sussex
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CHICHESTER
Postcode district PO18
Dialling code 023
Police Sussex
Fire West Sussex
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentChichester
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Coordinates: 50°55′39″N 0°53′49″W / 50.92748°N 0.89701°W / 50.92748; -0.89701

Will of Alfred the Great, AD 873–888, mentions Cumtune (11th-century copy, British Library Stowe MS 944, ff. 29v–33r)[3]

Compton is a village and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex. The village lies on the B2146 road, six miles (9.5 km) southeast of Petersfield, Hampshire and eight miles (13 km) northwest of Chichester. The parish also includes the villages of West Marden and Up Marden.

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.

References

  1. ↑ "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Charter S 1507 at the Electronic Sawyer
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