Lower Compton is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.

Lower Compton postcode: SN11 8QS

Retail in Lower Compton

There are great places to visit near Lower Compton including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes, parks and villages.

Don't miss Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury's historic monuments if visiting the area around Lower Compton.

There are a number of ancient sites near Lower Compton including Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, and Barbury Castle.

Don't miss Avebury Manor's historic buildings if visiting the area around Lower Compton.

There are a several good country parks in the Lower Compton area like Coate Water Country Park, Barbury Castle Country Park, and Lydiard Park.

There are a several good lakes in the area around Lower Compton like Coate Water.

Parks to visit near Lower Compton include Lydiard Park.

The area around Lower Compton's best villages can be found at Ashton Keynes.

Lower Compton History

There are some historic monuments around Lower Compton:

• Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
• Long barrow on Easton Down
• Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
• Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
• Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
• A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
• South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
• Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert
• Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
• Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
• A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill Hill
• Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
• Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
• Medieval cross 30m north east of St Martin's Church
• Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
• Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
• Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
• Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
• Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
• Saucer barrow on North Down
• All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
• Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
• Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm
• Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert
• Long barrow on Horton Down
• Two medieval fishponds 170m north of Little Park Farm
• Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
• Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
• Bell barrow on Easton Down
• Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
• Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
• Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
• Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
• Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
• Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
• Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
• Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
• Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
• Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
• Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
• Caen Hill locks
• Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
• Enclosure on Horton Down
• Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
• Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
• Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
• Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
• Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
• Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
• Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
• Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm
• Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
• Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
• Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
• Devizes Castle
• Grange Stables bell barrow
• Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
• Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
• Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
• Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
• Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
• Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
• Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
• Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
• Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
• Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
• Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage
• Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
• Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
• Medieval rural settlement at Quemerford
• Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
• Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
• Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
• Village cross 12m north of St Mary's church
• Medieval village cross 100m north east of St Martin's Church
• Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
• Roman road in Spye Park
• Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
• Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
• Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
• Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
• Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp
• Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
• Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
• Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
• Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
• Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
• Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
• Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm
• Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
• Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
• Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
• Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
• Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
• Rybury camp
• Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
• The Long Monument
• Bradenstoke Priory and fishponds and an associated motte and earthworks at Clack Mount.
• Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock Farm
• Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
• Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
• Nuthills Roman villa
• Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm
• Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
• Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
• Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
• Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
• Harepit Way linear boundary
• Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
• Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
• Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
• Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
• Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm
• Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
• Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
• Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
• Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
• Village cross
• Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
• Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
• Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
• Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
• Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
• Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
• Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm