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