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