Compton and Shawford

Compton and Shawford is a civil parish in the City of Winchester district, immediately southwest of the city, in , England. Its main settlements are the villages of Compton and Shawford.
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  • Type: Locality with 1,720 residents
  • Description: civil parish in the City of Winchester, Hampshire, England
  • Also known as: “Compton and Shawford, Hampshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shawford railway station and Shawford Down.

Railway station
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serves the villages of , Compton and Shawford in , . It is 69 miles 50 chains down the line from . This station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway.

Nature reserve
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is a 19.6-hectare Local Nature Reserve south of in . It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service.

Manor estate
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is a stately home and country estate situated in the parish of , , England. It was formerly the home to Sir Isaac Newton and later to , whose descendants continue to own and occupy the house and surrounding park and farmland in the 21st century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winchester and Eastleigh.

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is an historic cathedral city in the county of , South East England. Erstwhile capital of the country, it was from here that Alfred the Great governed much of unified England.

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is a town in that sits between and . The town has a long history associated with the railway, being the site of a large railway works that at one time was the major employer in the area.

Town
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Eastleigh is a town in that sits between and . The town has a long history associated with the railway, being the site of a large railway works that at one time was the major employer in the area. is situated 3½ miles southwest of Compton and Shawford.

Compton and Shawford

Latitude
51.0281° or 51° 1′ 41″ north
Longitude
-1.3417° or 1° 20′ 30″ west
Population
1,720
Elevation
157 feet (48 metres)
Open location code
9C3W2MH5+68
Geo­Names ID
7293681
Wiki­data ID
Q2648901
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Compton and Shawford” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Compton and Shawford”
  • Dutch: “Compton and Shawford”
  • French: “Compton and Shawford”
  • Irish: “Compton agus Shawford”
  • Japanese: “コンプトン・アンド・ショーフォード”
  • Polish: “Compton and Shawford”
  • Swedish: “Compton and Shawford”
  • Welsh: “Compton and Shawford”
  • “Compton and Shawford”

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