Compton is a Village in the county of Berkshire.

Retail in Compton

There are great places to visit near Compton including some great towns, country parks, lakes and shopping centres.

Don't miss Wokingham, and Reading's towns if visiting the area around Compton.

Compton is near some unmissable country parks like Dinton Pastures,

Dinton Pastures is a great place to visit close to Compton if you like lakes.

The Oracle is a great place to visit close to Compton if you like shopping centres.

Compton History

There are some historic monuments around Compton:

• Motte at Hampstead Norreys, 250m south-west of St Mary's Church
• Coscote village cross
• Bussock camp
• Grimsbury Castle
• Grim's Ditch: section W of Chilton Plantation
• Grim's Ditch; section S of Tile Barn
• Grim's Ditch; section on Aston Upthorpe Down
• Grim's Ditch; section W of Chilton Plantation
• East Ilsley Down round barrows
• Perborough Castle
• Dovecote 60m north of Place Manor Cottage
• Bowl barrow 700m north west of Churn Farm
• Long barrow on Sheep Down, 1km north of East Ilsley
• Eling Roman villa
• Motte castle immediately west of St John the Baptist's Church
• Blewburton Hill
• Bowl barrow 310m south east of Lower Chance Farm
• Grim's Ditch: section 1 mile long E from Southfield Shaw to Streatley parish boundary
• Grim's Ditch: section 1200yds (1100m) long from Chilton Plantation to Ridge Hill
• Grim's Ditch; section 1200yds (1100m) long from Chilton Plantation to Ridge Hill
• Donnington Castle: a quadrangular castle and 17th century fieldwork.
• East Hagbourne village cross
• Scutchamore Knob
• Two round barrows 520m and 550m north of Lower Chance Farm
• Bowl barrow in the north-west corner of Town Copse
• Barrow N of Ridgeway, Hodcott Down
• Bowl barrow 500m west of Churn Park Cottage
• Bell barrow NE of Oven Bottom
• East Hendred Down bowl barrow
• Two bowl barrows and a pair of confluent barrows 270m north east of Churn Farm
• Bowl barrow 300m south of Everington Hill Cottage
• Bowl barrow on Barrow Hill
• Lowbury Hill camp
• Churn Knob bell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Churn Hill