Compton Down
Compton Down is an extent of high ground near Compton, West Sussex where there was an Admiralty semaphore station. The semaphore station was built at Compton Down in 1821 and it operated on the semaphore line from London to Portsmouth between 1822 and 1847.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 561 feet
- Description: hill in Compton, West Sussex, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Compton Down, Compton”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Parish Church of St Mary and The Coach And Horses Public House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Marden and Idsworth.
West Marden
Village
West Marden is a hamlet in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. Situated in a small valley, it lies on the B2146 road 5 miles north of Emsworth. It is in the civil parish of Compton.
Idsworth
Hamlet
Photo: Pjs28jack, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Idsworth is an isolated hamlet, with mediaeval Saxon origins, in the civil parish of Rowlands Castle, in the East Hampshire district and South Downs National Park in Hampshire, England.
Up Marden
Hamlet
Photo: Oxenhillshaw, Public domain.
Up Marden is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Compton, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It is on the South Downs 7 miles north-west of Chichester, close to East Marden and North Marden.
Compton Down
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Compton, Chichester District, West Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.92917° or 50° 55′ 45″ northLongitude
-0.91174° or 0° 54′ 42″ westElevation
561 feet (171 metres)Open location code
9C2XW3HQ+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 29267749OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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