Compton Greenfield is a Village in the county of Gloucestershire.

Compton Greenfield postcode: BS35 5RU

Retail in Compton Greenfield

There are great places to visit near Compton Greenfield including some great ancient sites, historic monuments, towns, parks, hills, woodlands, geological features, caves, old mines, airports, historic buildings, villages and cities.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Compton Greenfield area like Belas Knap Long Barrow, and Notgrove Long Barrow.

Belas Knap Long Barrow is one of Compton Greenfield's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Compton Greenfield.

Cheltenham, Coleford, and Cirencester are some of Compton Greenfield best towns to visit near Compton Greenfield.

There are a several good parks in the area around Compton Greenfield like Pittville Park.

Cleeve Hill is a great place to visit close to Compton Greenfield if you like hills.

Puzzlewood is a great place to visit close to Compton Greenfield if you like woodlands.

There are a number of geological features near to Compton Greenfield including Puzzlewood.

Places near Compton Greenfield feature a number of interesting caves including Clearwell Caves.

The area around Compton Greenfield's best old mines can be found at Clearwell Caves.

Don't miss Gloucestershire Airport's airports if visiting the area around Compton Greenfield.

St. John Baptist Cirencester, and Gloucester Cathedral are some of Compton Greenfield best historic buildings to visit near Compton Greenfield.

Compton Greenfield has some unmissable villages nearby like Duntisbourne Rouse, and Rodmarton.

Cities to visit near Compton Greenfield include Gloucester.

Compton Greenfield History

There are some historic monuments around Compton Greenfield:

• Temple Church
• Part of Bristol city wall 185m west of Bristol Bridge
• Clifton Down camp, Clifton
• Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury
• Part of a minor Romano-British villa at Long Cross
• Dominican Friars (Quaker's Friars)
• Iron Age defended settlement 525m ENE of Elberton Manor
• Iron Age defended settlement 400m south of Manor Farm
• Moated Site South of Moynes Court
• The buried remains of the medieval fortified house and the C16 privy garden at Thornbury Castle
• St Peter's Cave
• Long Barrow and Round Barrow at Thornwell Farm
• Bulwarks Camp
• Slight univallate hillfort on Conygar Hill
• King's Weston Hill camp, Henbury
• Heston Brake Long Barrow
• Olveston Court moat complex and earthworks
• Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol
• Ruin of St Helen's Church, Rudgeway
• Heavy Anti-aircraft battery 520m east of Holes Mouth
• Underfall Yard, Bristol Docks
• Bristol Castle vaulted chambers
• Vault in High Street
• Bowl barrow re-used as a moot 205m SSE of Chelwood
• Part of a Roman road on Durdham Down 865m north east of Black Rocks
• Hermitage in Quaker burial ground near St Mary Redcliffe
• St Mary-le-Port Church
• Druid Stoke burial chamber, Stoke Bishop
• Sudbrook Camp and Sudbrook Chapel
• Bet tohorah at Jacob's Wells Road
• Banjo enclosure 245m north west of Lower Hazel Farm
• The Mere Bank and flanking ditches
• Offa's Dyke: section 240m north east of Buttington Farm
• Fairbairn Crane, Bristol Harbour
• Stokeleigh Camp: a promontory fort in Leigh Woods
• Part of the Roman Settlement of Abonae
• Section of City Wall, King Street
• Civil War defences on Brandon Hill
• Medieval vaults N of St Peter's Church
• Oldbury Camp: an Iron Age fort at Oldbury-on-Severn
• Blaise Castle, Iron Age hillfort, Roman and medieval remains, and post-medieval garden
• Bowl barrow in Bowness Gardens 315m north west of the swimming lake