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