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Compton, Berkshire

Field	Value
type	Village and civil parish
official_name	Compton
static_image_name	St Mary's and St Nicholas, Compton - geograph.org.uk - 20753.jpg
static_image_caption	Medieval church of the ecclesiastical parish of Compton, dedicated to St Mary and St Nicholas
static_image_2_name	Barley, Compton - geograph.org.uk - 876627.jpg
static_image_2_caption	Fields of barley with narrow roadside hedgerows cover a large portion of Compton.
label_position	bottom
coordinates
os_grid_reference	SU5279
population	1571
population_ref	(2011 census)
area_total_km2	15.02
civil_parish	Compton
lieutenancy_england	Berkshire
unitary_england	West Berkshire
region	South East England
country	England
constituency_westminster	Reading West and Mid Berkshire
post_town	Newbury
postcode_district	RG20
postcode_area	RG
dial_code	01635
website	Compton Parish Council

Compton is a village and civil parish in the River Pang valley in the Berkshire Downs about 6 mi south of Didcot.

Geography

Compton is buffered from neighbouring settlements by cultivated fields to all sides. The village is in a gently sloped dry valley and the fledgling Pang seasonally enters from the north west and discharges in the south east and may be joined at the centre of the village by the Roden from the north, when winter bournes rise to fill their channels. Elevations vary from 95 to 155 m AOD. Compton has a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) just to the south west of the village, called Ashridge Wood.

Parish church

The bell tower of the Church of England parish church of Saint Mary and Saint Nicholas was built in the 13th century and has Perpendicular Gothic features In 1850 the nave and chancel were modernised or rebuilt and in 1905 the Gothic Revival architect John Oldrid Scott added the north aisle.

Transport

Former railway

In 1882 the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway was completed through the parish and Compton railway station was opened. British Railways withdrew passenger services from the line and closed Compton station in 1962. BR had closed Compton goods yard by 1964. Through freight traffic was withdrawn in 1964 and the line was closed and dismantled during 1967.

Bus service

From 18 February 2013, Compton is served by Newbury and District bus services 6 and 6A from Newbury.

Amenities and economy

Education

The academically successful The Downs School local authority secondary school is in Compton. In the 21st century its new science building was named The Hubble after American astro-physicist Edwin Hubble. Compton Church of England Primary School is located on School Road. The school emblem is a stag.

One section of the Institute for Animal Health, now the Pirbright Institute was at Compton, along with the Edward Jenner Institute for Vaccine Research.

Industry

In 2006 Compton became the founding place of a chemical manufacturing company called Carbosynth. Since 2019, it has merged with Swiss company Biosynth AG within the fine chemical industry and now operates under the name Biosynth®.

Demography

Output area		Homes owned outright		Owned with a loan		Socially rented		Privately rented		Other		km2 roads		km2 water		km2 domestic gardens		Usual residents		km2
Civil parish

Nearest places

In popular culture

Substantial portions of the BBC Television series Trainer were filmed in and around Compton and the next nearest village, East Ilsley.

Notable people

Footballer Theo Walcott went to Compton Primary School and The Downs School. Theo held the 100m record at The Downs School between 2004 and 2011.

References

Sources

References

"Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005".
(July 2024). "Location of Reading West and Mid Berkshire".
"Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk.
Pevsner, 1965, page 120
that were added in the 15th century.Page & Ditchfield, 1925, pages 15-21
"Archived copy".
"Biosynth".
Doyle, Dave. (2022-03-05). "Theo Walcott's childhood years spent in a sleepy Berkshire village".
(2011-07-22). "Theo Walcott's Downs School 100m record broken". BBC News.

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