Compton, West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Geography | Parish church | Former railway | Bus service | Education | Economy : Industry

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Compton is a village and civil parish in the River Pang valley in the Berkshire Downs about 6 miles (9.7ย km) 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 155ย m (312 to 509ย ft) 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 that were added in the 15th century. In 1850 the nave and chancel were modernised or rebuilt and in 1905 the Gothic Revival architect John Oldrid Scott added the north aisle.

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 Through freight traffic was withdrawn in 1964 and the line was closed and dismantled during 1967.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.

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.

Economy: Industry Despite Compton being a small village, in 2006 it 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 Biosynthยฎ.

Compton, West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom 
<b>Compton, West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom</b>
Image: Len Williams

Compton has a population of over 1,571 people. Compton also forms part of the wider West Berkshire District which has a population of over 158,450 people. It is also a part of the larger Berkshire County. Compton is situated near Newbury.

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  • Clough Williams-Ellis |

    ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Architect Clough Williams-Ellis is associated with Compton. He was an active supporter of the National Trust, and the Council for the Protection of Rural England.

Antipodal to Compton is: 178.747,-51.515

Antipodal to: Compton 178.747,-51.515

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