Knowledge (XXG)

Compton, Waverley

Source 📝

50: 38: 1086: 66: 73: 278: 531:
and part of the town centre's dual carriageway and a lengthy division: Waverley 003D (which takes in most of its homes and many of the town's businesses to the north of the Sheep and Flock major roundabout and includes Farnham Hospital). Taking the first two wards are covered below to provide for an
453:
is an ordinary building in a grid of streets towards Farnham proper and was 'probably' built in the mid 19th century. The land of the area was owned or had as overlord above various head-tenants the
418:. The area relies on Farnham for most of its modern amenities and its eastern part is rural whereas its western part is urban, with a divide where the Wey flows between the two south-eastwards. 446:
lived and worked which is a listed building in the mid category, Grade II*. The house dates from 1307 when it was Compton Hall. Compton Woods is an area of woodland with public access.
318: 180: 426:
Compton has given its name to the local roads Compton Way and Old Compton Lane, and is most formally, though on few modern maps, considered to include (being a medieval-founded
511:, connected by footpaths. The river here is the sinuous west or 'north' branch of the Wey, upstream of Tilford where it combines with the south branch and of the town of 302: 1151: 135: 1203: 1163: 264: 362: 742: 1373: 1174: 290: 777: 717: 686: 523:
Though widely mapped, Compton is no longer strictly defined, neither as a census unit nor as one of the town's three-member electoral
307: 1085: 1459: 1322: 1236: 1347: 712: 681: 344: 1512: 1332: 1302: 1213: 1188: 435: 252: 216: 49: 295: 1342: 1169: 65: 434:
on the left bank of the Wey, further east. Moor Park takes its recent name from Moor Park House the former mansion of Sir
128: 596: 1553: 1317: 1252: 1198: 524: 608: 604: 109: 1393: 1388: 1378: 1179: 349: 1297: 1193: 415: 410:, England and connected to Farnham by two direct urban single carriageways and green space footpaths along the 354: 230: 537:
2011 Published Statistics: Population, home ownership and extracts from Physical Environment, surveyed in 2005
1454: 1438: 1398: 1383: 1307: 1282: 1208: 1100: 528: 508: 527:. As at the 2011 census it equated to Waverley 004D with most of 004C which is largely urban and includes 1528: 1403: 1327: 770: 37: 477:, St Mary's Church, built in 1918. This structure and Christian community building was built from local 1115: 1337: 1105: 443: 1507: 454: 162: 1502: 1469: 1423: 1357: 1262: 1221: 786: 739: 461:
across the other side of the town as a result of its founding by William the Conqueror's grandson
1419: 1272: 1130: 815: 628: 624: 431: 206: 198: 118: 17: 1497: 1312: 1292: 1287: 1257: 1050: 1030: 990: 940: 925: 763: 648: 474: 411: 326: 1558: 1492: 1434: 1267: 1230: 1157: 805: 708: 677: 504: 403: 257: 170: 1449: 1444: 1277: 1110: 1070: 995: 970: 890: 825: 746: 660: 600: 482: 1125: 1464: 1429: 980: 820: 500: 462: 458: 439: 398:
is a former village and today a semi-rural suburb centred 1 mile (1.6 km) ESE of
1547: 1352: 1120: 1055: 1020: 830: 478: 283: 960: 920: 840: 144: 565:
Waverley 004C - part in modern times identifies significantly with central Farnham
1135: 1075: 1025: 1015: 985: 865: 810: 450: 860: 497: 377: 364: 955: 935: 915: 910: 895: 855: 835: 512: 490: 486: 240: 1035: 1000: 950: 945: 930: 905: 870: 593: 414:
which in part marks the northern boundary of the area together with the
1065: 1045: 1040: 1010: 965: 900: 880: 875: 427: 399: 245: 222: 152: 755: 457:
who in many successions were given the right to live in as their home
1060: 975: 800: 407: 188: 86: 629:"Parishes: Farnham: tithing of Compton Hall, Morehouse or Moor Park" 554:
Waverley 004D - including formally and previous associated Moor Park
740:
Extent of Parish of St Andrew, Farnham and its churches and chapels
1005: 885: 845: 594:
Key Statistics: Population; Quick Statistics: Economic indicators
759: 473:
Compton has one of three churches of Farnham parish in the
449:
Having three window bays and two storeys, the present
1521: 1485: 1478: 1412: 1366: 1245: 1144: 1093: 793: 317: 301: 289: 277: 263: 251: 239: 229: 215: 197: 179: 161: 143: 127: 116: 104: 96: 30: 713:"Details from listed building database (1258086)" 682:"Details from listed building database (1319854)" 496:On the boundary of the area are the ruins of the 633:A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4 771: 8: 1482: 778: 764: 756: 749:The Church of England. Accessed 2015-03-20 27: 534: 583: 316: 272: 238: 214: 126: 95: 46: 34: 656: 646: 619: 617: 1374:Bramley & Wonersh railway station 589: 587: 300: 288: 276: 262: 250: 228: 196: 178: 160: 115: 7: 672: 670: 100:5.28 km (2.04 sq mi) 1199:St Edmund King and Martyr's Church 718:National Heritage List for England 687:National Heritage List for England 635:. Institute of Historical Research 14: 54:Typical homes on Old Compton Lane 1513:Shottermill & Haslemere F.C. 1348:University for the Creative Arts 1084: 463:Henry of Blois and of Winchester 71: 64: 48: 36: 72: 1: 1209:United Church (URC/Methodist) 1204:St Peter and St Paul's Church 112:, historic formal definition) 1303:King Edward's School, Witley 563: 552: 515:where it becomes navigable. 1318:The Royal School, Haslemere 794:Towns, villages and hamlets 129:OS grid reference 25:Human settlement in England 1575: 1343:St John's College, Wonersh 481:which is the stone of the 15: 1394:Haslemere railway station 1389:Godalming railway station 1379:Cranleigh railway station 1164:St Teresa of Avila Church 1152:List of places of worship 1082: 730:The Manor House, Compton. 335: 313: 273: 123:591/km (1,530/sq mi) 59: 47: 42:St Mary's Church, Compton 35: 1460:Rural Life Living Museum 1413:Buildings and structures 1194:Meadrow Unitarian Chapel 599:11 February 2003 at the 16:Not to be confused with 1439:Farnham Beer Exhibition 1399:Milford railway station 1384:Farnham railway station 1283:Frensham Heights School 1175:St Joan of Arc's Church 611:) Retrieved 2015-02-27. 529:Farnham railway station 485:and is a form of dense 1529:Godalming Cricket Club 1404:Witley railway station 1214:Congregational Church 253:Postcode district 1323:St Catherine's School 1189:Friends Meeting House 455:Bishops of Winchester 1508:Old Carthusians F.C. 1455:Mother Ludlam's Cave 1308:Prior's Field School 1222:Salvation Army Hall 1101:Devil's Jumps, Churt 745:2 April 2015 at the 509:Mother Ludlam's Cave 231:Sovereign state 1503:Godalming Town F.C. 1470:Winkworth Arboretum 1424:Top Gear test track 1358:Woolmer Hill School 1328:St Dominic's School 1263:Charterhouse School 787:Borough of Waverley 539: 469:Amenities and ruins 374: /  1554:Villages in Surrey 1420:Dunsfold Aerodrome 1338:St Hilary's School 1333:St Edmund's School 1273:Edgeborough School 1253:All Hallows School 1170:St Andrew's Church 1131:Moor Park, Farnham 1106:Devil's Punch Bowl 659:has generic name ( 625:William Henry Page 535: 444:Gulliver's Travels 432:Moor Park, Farnham 412:Wey (North Branch) 319:UK Parliament 265:Dialling code 18:Compton, Guildford 1541: 1540: 1537: 1536: 1498:Farnham Town F.C. 1313:Rodborough School 1293:Godalming College 1288:Glebelands School 1258:Broadwater School 1237:St Peter's Church 1180:Park Lane Chapel 1031:Thorncombe Street 627:(editor) (1911). 575: 574: 489:which is also an 475:Church of England 393: 392: 327:South West Surrey 181:Shire county 1566: 1493:Badshot Lea F.C. 1483: 1435:Farnham Maltings 1298:Heath End School 1268:Cranleigh School 1231:Hambledon Church 1158:Busbridge Church 1088: 806:Alfold Crossways 780: 773: 766: 757: 750: 737: 731: 729: 727: 725: 709:Historic England 705: 699: 698: 696: 694: 678:Historic England 674: 665: 664: 658: 654: 652: 644: 642: 640: 621: 612: 591: 540: 505:English Heritage 389: 388: 386: 385: 384: 379: 378:51.211°N 0.763°W 375: 372: 371: 370: 367: 341: 308:South East Coast 225: 139: 138: 85:Location within 75: 74: 68: 52: 40: 28: 1574: 1573: 1569: 1568: 1567: 1565: 1564: 1563: 1544: 1543: 1542: 1533: 1517: 1474: 1450:Longhurst Lodge 1445:Farnham Pottery 1408: 1362: 1278:Farnham College 1241: 1140: 1111:Frensham Common 1089: 1080: 996:Ramsnest Common 789: 784: 754: 753: 747:Wayback Machine 738: 734: 723: 721: 707: 706: 702: 692: 690: 676: 675: 668: 655: 645: 638: 636: 623: 622: 615: 601:Wayback Machine 592: 585: 580: 546:Usual residents 532:approximation. 521: 483:Greensand Ridge 471: 424: 382: 380: 376: 373: 368: 365: 363: 361: 360: 359: 339: 331: 221: 211: 193: 175: 157: 134: 133: 92: 91: 90: 89: 83: 82: 81: 80: 76: 55: 43: 26: 21: 12: 11: 5: 1572: 1570: 1562: 1561: 1556: 1546: 1545: 1539: 1538: 1535: 1534: 1532: 1531: 1525: 1523: 1519: 1518: 1516: 1515: 1510: 1505: 1500: 1495: 1489: 1487: 1480: 1476: 1475: 1473: 1472: 1467: 1465:Waverley Abbey 1462: 1457: 1452: 1447: 1442: 1432: 1430:Farnham Castle 1427: 1416: 1414: 1410: 1409: 1407: 1406: 1401: 1396: 1391: 1386: 1381: 1376: 1370: 1368: 1364: 1363: 1361: 1360: 1355: 1350: 1345: 1340: 1335: 1330: 1325: 1320: 1315: 1310: 1305: 1300: 1295: 1290: 1285: 1280: 1275: 1270: 1265: 1260: 1255: 1249: 1247: 1243: 1242: 1240: 1239: 1233: 1227: 1219: 1211: 1206: 1201: 1196: 1191: 1185: 1177: 1172: 1166: 1162:Chiddingfold: 1160: 1154: 1148: 1146: 1142: 1141: 1139: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1108: 1103: 1097: 1095: 1091: 1090: 1083: 1081: 1079: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1048: 1043: 1038: 1033: 1028: 1023: 1018: 1013: 1008: 1003: 998: 993: 988: 983: 981:North Munstead 978: 973: 968: 963: 958: 953: 948: 943: 938: 933: 928: 923: 918: 913: 908: 903: 898: 893: 888: 883: 878: 873: 868: 863: 858: 853: 848: 843: 838: 833: 828: 823: 821:Bowlhead Green 818: 813: 808: 803: 797: 795: 791: 790: 785: 783: 782: 775: 768: 760: 752: 751: 732: 700: 666: 613: 582: 581: 579: 576: 573: 572: 569: 566: 562: 561: 558: 555: 551: 550: 547: 544: 520: 517: 501:Waverley Abbey 470: 467: 459:Farnham Castle 440:Jonathan Swift 436:William Temple 423: 420: 391: 390: 383:51.211; -0.763 358: 357: 352: 347: 342: 340:List of places 336: 333: 332: 330: 329: 323: 321: 315: 314: 311: 310: 305: 299: 298: 293: 287: 286: 281: 275: 274: 271: 270: 267: 261: 260: 255: 249: 248: 243: 237: 236: 235:United Kingdom 233: 227: 226: 219: 213: 212: 210: 209: 203: 201: 195: 194: 192: 191: 185: 183: 177: 176: 174: 173: 167: 165: 159: 158: 156: 155: 149: 147: 141: 140: 131: 125: 124: 121: 114: 113: 106: 102: 101: 98: 94: 93: 84: 78: 77: 70: 69: 63: 62: 61: 60: 57: 56: 53: 45: 44: 41: 33: 32: 24: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1571: 1560: 1557: 1555: 1552: 1551: 1549: 1530: 1527: 1526: 1524: 1520: 1514: 1511: 1509: 1506: 1504: 1501: 1499: 1496: 1494: 1491: 1490: 1488: 1484: 1481: 1477: 1471: 1468: 1466: 1463: 1461: 1458: 1456: 1453: 1451: 1448: 1446: 1443: 1440: 1436: 1433: 1431: 1428: 1425: 1421: 1418: 1417: 1415: 1411: 1405: 1402: 1400: 1397: 1395: 1392: 1390: 1387: 1385: 1382: 1380: 1377: 1375: 1372: 1371: 1369: 1365: 1359: 1356: 1354: 1353:Weydon School 1351: 1349: 1346: 1344: 1341: 1339: 1336: 1334: 1331: 1329: 1326: 1324: 1321: 1319: 1316: 1314: 1311: 1309: 1306: 1304: 1301: 1299: 1296: 1294: 1291: 1289: 1286: 1284: 1281: 1279: 1276: 1274: 1271: 1269: 1266: 1264: 1261: 1259: 1256: 1254: 1251: 1250: 1248: 1244: 1238: 1235:Wrecclesham: 1234: 1232: 1228: 1226: 1225: 1220: 1218: 1217: 1212: 1210: 1207: 1205: 1202: 1200: 1197: 1195: 1192: 1190: 1186: 1184: 1183: 1178: 1176: 1173: 1171: 1167: 1165: 1161: 1159: 1155: 1153: 1150: 1149: 1147: 1143: 1137: 1134: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1121:Hascombe Hill 1119: 1117: 1114: 1112: 1109: 1107: 1104: 1102: 1099: 1098: 1096: 1092: 1087: 1077: 1074: 1072: 1069: 1067: 1064: 1062: 1059: 1057: 1056:Wheelerstreet 1054: 1052: 1049: 1047: 1044: 1042: 1039: 1037: 1034: 1032: 1029: 1027: 1024: 1022: 1021:Shamley Green 1019: 1017: 1014: 1012: 1009: 1007: 1004: 1002: 999: 997: 994: 992: 989: 987: 984: 982: 979: 977: 974: 972: 969: 967: 964: 962: 959: 957: 954: 952: 949: 947: 944: 942: 939: 937: 934: 932: 929: 927: 924: 922: 919: 917: 914: 912: 909: 907: 904: 902: 899: 897: 894: 892: 889: 887: 884: 882: 879: 877: 874: 872: 869: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 854: 852: 849: 847: 844: 842: 839: 837: 834: 832: 829: 827: 824: 822: 819: 817: 814: 812: 809: 807: 804: 802: 799: 798: 796: 792: 788: 781: 776: 774: 769: 767: 762: 761: 758: 748: 744: 741: 736: 733: 720: 719: 714: 710: 704: 701: 689: 688: 683: 679: 673: 671: 667: 662: 657:|author= 650: 634: 630: 626: 620: 618: 614: 610: 606: 602: 598: 595: 590: 588: 584: 577: 570: 567: 564: 559: 556: 553: 548: 545: 542: 541: 538: 533: 530: 526: 518: 516: 514: 510: 506: 502: 499: 494: 492: 488: 484: 480: 479:Bargate stone 476: 468: 466: 464: 460: 456: 452: 447: 445: 441: 437: 433: 429: 421: 419: 417: 413: 409: 405: 401: 397: 387: 356: 353: 351: 348: 346: 343: 338: 337: 334: 328: 325: 324: 322: 320: 312: 309: 306: 304: 297: 294: 292: 285: 282: 280: 268: 266: 259: 256: 254: 247: 244: 242: 234: 232: 224: 220: 218: 208: 205: 204: 202: 200: 190: 187: 186: 184: 182: 172: 169: 168: 166: 164: 154: 151: 150: 148: 146: 142: 137: 132: 130: 122: 120: 111: 107: 103: 99: 88: 67: 58: 51: 39: 29: 23: 19: 1223: 1215: 1181: 1126:Hydon's Ball 961:Lower Bourne 850: 841:Chiddingfold 735: 722:. Retrieved 716: 703: 691:. Retrieved 685: 637:. Retrieved 632: 536: 522: 495: 472: 448: 442:, author of 425: 406:district of 395: 394: 145:Civil parish 108:3,120 ( 22: 1229:Hambledon: 1187:Godalming: 1156:Busbridge: 1136:Witley Park 1116:Gibbet Hill 1076:Wrecclesham 1026:Shottermill 1016:Shackleford 986:Peper Harow 866:Dockenfield 811:Badshot Lea 609:2001 census 605:2011 census 543:Output area 503:managed by 451:manor house 430:and manor) 381: / 110:2011 census 1548:Categories 861:Dippenhall 816:Blackheath 639:28 October 578:References 519:Demography 498:Cistercian 366:51°12′40″N 207:South East 105:Population 1367:Transport 1246:Education 1168:Farnham: 1051:Weybourne 991:Puttenham 956:Hydestile 941:Heath End 936:Haslemere 926:Hambledon 916:Grayswood 911:Godalming 896:Farncombe 856:Cranleigh 836:Busbridge 513:Godalming 491:ironstone 487:sandstone 369:0°45′47″W 303:Ambulance 241:Post town 1486:Football 1224:(former) 1216:(former) 1182:(former) 1145:Churches 1036:Thursley 1001:Rowledge 951:Hurtmore 946:Hindhead 931:Hascombe 906:Frensham 871:Dunsfold 743:Archived 724:20 March 693:20 March 649:cite web 597:Archived 438:, where 404:Waverley 171:Waverley 163:District 136:SU856465 1559:Farnham 1522:Cricket 1071:Wormley 1066:Wonersh 1046:Tuesley 1041:Tilford 1011:Runwick 971:Milford 966:Loxhill 901:Farnham 891:Ewhurst 881:Elstead 876:Eashing 851:Compton 826:Bramley 428:tything 422:History 402:in the 400:Farnham 396:Compton 350:England 246:Farnham 223:England 217:Country 153:Farnham 119:Density 117:•  79:Compton 31:Compton 1061:Witley 976:Norney 801:Alfold 408:Surrey 355:Surrey 296:Surrey 284:Surrey 279:Police 199:Region 189:Surrey 87:Surrey 1479:Sport 1094:Parks 1006:Rowly 886:Enton 846:Churt 831:Brook 571:0.56 568:1,516 560:4.72 557:1,604 525:wards 269:01252 921:Hale 726:2015 695:2015 661:help 641:2013 607:and 549:km² 507:and 291:Fire 97:Area 603:. ( 416:A31 258:GU9 1550:: 715:. 711:. 684:. 680:. 669:^ 653:: 651:}} 647:{{ 631:. 616:^ 586:^ 493:. 465:. 345:UK 1441:) 1437:( 1426:) 1422:( 779:e 772:t 765:v 728:. 697:. 663:) 643:. 20:.

Index

Compton, Guildford


Compton is located in Surrey
Surrey
2011 census
Density
OS grid reference
SU856465
Civil parish
Farnham
District
Waverley
Shire county
Surrey
Region
South East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Farnham
Postcode district
GU9
Dialling code
Police
Surrey
Fire
Surrey
Ambulance

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.