Compton
Compton is a Village in the county of West Sussex.
Compton in West Sussex is located 8.9 km S from Petersfield.
Compton postcode: PO18 9HA
There are great places to visit near Compton including some great towns, country parks, woodlands and airports.
The area around Compton features a number of interesting towns including Chichester, and Crawley.
The area around Compton boasts some of the best country parks including Goodwood Country Park, and Buchan Country Park.
Woodlands to visit near Compton include Goodwood Country Park.
Gatwick Airport, Shoreham Airport, and Chichester/Goodwood Airport are great places to visit near Compton if you like airports.
Compton History
There are some historic monuments around Compton:
- Three bowl barrows on Ramsdean Down
- Cross dyke on north eastern spur of Bow Hill, 150m south east of the Tansley Stone
- Two bowl barrows 300m south east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
- Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 360yds (330m) SW of Broyle House
- Multiple cross dyke on Harting Downs, 570m east of Down Place
- Roman villa at Stroud, site near Petersfield
- Hilltop enclosure and linear boundary on Bow Hill
- Bowl barrow 180m north east of Foxcombe House
- Durford Abbey
- Cross dyke on northern spur of Bow Hill, 500m north east of the Tansley Stone
- Habin Bridge
- Durford Bridge
- Bell barrow north-west of Brooms Farm
- The Vandalian Tower, Up Park
- Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 250yds (230m) in Densworth Copse
- A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill
- Flint mine on Stoke Down, immediately north of Stoke Clump
- Two round barrows in Grevitts Copse
- Linear boundary 310m north west of the Tansley Stone on Bow Hill
- Bowl barrow on Goldrings Warren
- Disc barrow 460m south of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
- A multiple enclosure fort known as Goosehill Camp and a prehistoric linear boundary on Bow Hill
- Motte castle at Motley's Copse
- Bowl barrow on Chalton Down, 350m south east of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
- Torberry hillfort
- Chichester Dyke: section 200yds (180m) long in Mouthey's Plantation, section 245yds (220m) long in Oakwood and section 100yds (90m) long SW of Oakwood House
- Medieval moated site in Parlour Copse
- Disc barrow 310m east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
- Two bowl barrows and a saucer barrow 360m south of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
- Romano-British village
- The Devil's Jumps round barrow cemetery
- A 362m length of Devil's Ditch running WNW from Chapel Lane
- Bowl barrow 490m south of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
- Bowl barrow on Bow Hill, 290m south east of the Tansley Stone
- Fishbourne Roman site
- Trotton Bridge
- Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm
- Ruined church
- The Castle
- Romano-British villa, with cemetery and associated building, at Batten Hanger, 600m south east of Hill Lands Farm
- Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 300yds (270m) W of Densworth House
- Bowl barrow 240m east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 900yds (820m), Lye Wood, West Stoke
- Roman earthworks on Stoner Hill, Ridge Hanger
- An Itford Hill style settlement in Kingley Vale
- Flint mines on Bow Hill
- Bowl barrow in Edgar Plantation
- Bowl barrow 230m south east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
- Warblington Castle
- Roman villa on Warren Down
- Bowl barrow on Trotton Common, 500m south of Trotton Nurseries
- Twin bowl barrow 660m east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
- Romano-British villa and traces of medieval occupation at Pitlands Farm, Up Marden
- Ringwork and bailey at Motleys Copse
- Saucer barrow 220m south of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
- Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation
- Romano-British and Iron Age buildings, field system and hollow ways in the southern part of Holt Down Plantation
- A hilltop enclosed by Iron Age cross dykes, an associated field system and Bronze Age barrows at Butser Hill
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 200yds (180m) E from Chapel Lane
- Iron Age farmstead and Roman villa, 360m SSW of Brickkiln Farm
- Two bell barrows, two pond barrows and a cross dyke on Bow Hill: part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 150m south east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
- Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Chalton Peak
- Bell barrow 300m north east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
- Bowl barrow and two saucer barrows 440m south east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
- Harting Beacon: a hilltop enclosure, Anglo-Saxon burial mound and telegraph station on Beacon and Pen Hills
- Three bowl barrows on Trotton Common
- A saucer barrow and a bowl barrow on Bow Hill, 270m south east of the Tansley Stone
- Two bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage: part of West Heath Common round barrow cemetery
- A deserted medieval village and post-medieval farm buildings, 1.4km north-west of Yew Tree Cottage
- Three bowl barrows on Chalton Down, 860m east of Netherley Farm
- Linear boundary on Stoke Down, 800m north of West Stoke House
- Black Barn, Warblington
- Twin bell barrow and a bowl barrow on Asdean Down
- Twin bowl barrow 325m south east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
- Bowl barrow 480m south of Irongates Lodge
- Cross dyke on West Harting Down, 650m south west of Foxcombe Farm
- Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 360yds (330m) S of West Broyle House
- Bowl barrow 160m south of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group
- Oval barrow, the north-western of two on Stoughton Down
- Two bowl barrows on Bow Hill forming part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Didling Hill
- Devil's Ditch, section extending 1200yds (1100m) through Little Tomlins Copse
- Oval barrow, the south-eastern of two on Stoughton Down
- Oval barrow 700m SSE of Locksash Farm
- Cross dyke on south eastern spur of Bow Hill, 900m south west of the Tansley Stone
- Bowl barrow north west of Telegraph House
- Bowl barrow on Treyford Hill
- Medieval chapel near Chilgrove, 295m north-west of Yewtree Cottage
