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 | |
| Area | 17.51 km2 (6.76 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 463. 2011 Census[2] |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU776147 |
| • London | 52 miles (84 km) NE |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CHICHESTER |
| Postcode district | PO18 |
| Dialling code | 023 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
History and Geography
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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.
Parish church
editThe church of England parish church dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin, dates from the 12th and 13th centuries, but was heavily restored in 1849. The building is flint-faced with stone dressings and a tiled roof. It has a chancel and nave with south aisle, north porch and western bell turret, which is weather boarded with a shingled spire. It is a Grade II* listed building,[4] and currently forms part of the Octagon Parish team ministry.[5]
Education
editFor education, the rural village consists of an all-through primary school, Compton & Up Marden Church of England Primary School, and Littlegreen Academy, a specialist primary and secondary school predominantly aimed at supporting boys aged 7-16 with a diverse range of social, emotional and mental health needs. The school is situated north of the village and its settlement consists of a grade II listed country manor. Since January 2019, the school has been part of the Solent Academies Trust.
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ Charter S 1507 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at the Electronic Sawyer
- ^ Historic England, "THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY (1026421)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 August 2022
- ^ "The Octagon". theoctagonparish.org.uk. The Octagon Parish. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
External links
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- 'Compton' in A History of the County of Sussex: vol 4 (ed. Louis Francis Salzman, London, 1953, pp. 91–94), from the Victoria County History at British History Online