Compton Valence
Compton Valence is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It lies approximately 7 miles west of the county town Dorchester.Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality with 73 residents
- Description: village in Dorset, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Compton Valence, Dorset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and Church of St Laurence.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Askerswell and Muckleford.
Askerswell
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Askerswell is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England. It is sited on the small River Asker. It lies 11 miles west of the county town Dorchester. Askerswell is situated 3½ miles west of Compton Valence.
Muckleford
Hamlet
Bradford Peverell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset, 2 miles north-west of the county town Dorchester. It is sited by the south bank of the River Frome, among low chalk hills on the dip slope of the Dorset Downs. Muckleford is situated 3 miles east of Compton Valence.
Grimstone
Village
Photo: Nigej, Public domain.
Grimstone is a hamlet at the confluence of Sydling Water and the River Frome in the western part of the civil parish of Stratton, Dorset. The Great Western Railway opened Grimstone and Frampton railway station and Grimstone Viaduct in 1857 and British Railways closed the station in 1966. Grimstone is situated 3½ miles east of Compton Valence.
Compton Valence
- Categories: village and civil parish
- Location: West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Compton Valence” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Compton Valence”
- Chinese: “Compton Valence”
- Dutch: “Compton Valence”
- French: “Compton Valence”
- Irish: “Compton Valence”
- Ladin: “Compton Valence”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Compton Valence”
- Polish: “Compton Valence”
- Swedish: “Compton Valence”
- Welsh: “Compton Valence”
- “Compton Valence”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Compton Valence Hill and Eggardon Hill.
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