Compton Castle
Compton Castle in the parish of Marldon in Devon, is a fortified manor house in the village of Compton, about 5 miles west of Torquay on the southern coast of Devon, England.Photo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and Church House Inn.
Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Totnesmartin, Public domain.
Church of St John the Baptist is situated 4,200 feet south of Compton Castle.
Church House Inn
Pub
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church House Inn is a pub, which is situated 4,000 feet south of Compton Castle.
Marldon Church of England Primary School
School
Photo: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marldon Church of England Primary School is situated 1 mile south of Compton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Compton and North Whilborough.
North Whilborough
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Whilborough is a hamlet in Teignbridge, Devon, England in the parish of Kingskerswell. It is near the seaside resort of Torquay.
Combe Fishacre
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Combe Fishacre is a village in the English county of Devon.
Compton Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Grade I listed historic house museum in South Hams, Devon, England, UK
- Categories: historic house museum, English country house, fortified manor house, history museum, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Marldon, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.47249° or 50° 28′ 21″ northLongitude
-3.60027° or 3° 36′ 1″ westElevation
223 feet (68 metres)Operator
National TrustOpen location code
9C2RF9CX+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 95522700OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
6285887Wikidata ID
Q746423
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Compton Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Compton Castle”
- Danish: “Compton Castle”
- Dutch: “Compton Castle”
- French: “château de Compton”
- French: “Château de Compton”
- German: “Compton Castle”
- Polish: “Zamek Compton”
- Russian: “Замок Комптон”
- Russian: “Комптон”
- Swedish: “Compton Castle”
- Turkish: “Compton Kalesi”
- Uzbek: “Kompton qalʼasi”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
Explore places such as The Old Forge House and Compton Substation.
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