Compton, West Sussex

Compton is a village and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex. The village lies on the B2146 road, six miles (9.7 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.

Compton

Compton Church
Compton
Location within West Sussex
Area17.51 km2 (6.76 sq mi) [1]
Population463. 2011 Census[2]
• Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU776147
• London52 miles (84 km) NE
Civil parish
  • Compton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHICHESTER
Postcode districtPO18
Dialling code023
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
Will of Alfred the Great, AD 873–888, mentions Cumtune (11th-century copy, British Library Stowe MS 944, ff. 29v–33r)[3]

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 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at the Electronic Sawyer


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