Compton Valence
Compton Valence is a village in Compton Valence, West Dorset District, England. Compton Valence is situated nearby to the locality Compton Bottom, as well as near West Hill Bottom.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and Nine Stones.
Nine Stones
Archaeological site
Photo: Michael Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Nine Stones, also known as the Devil's Nine Stones, the Nine Ladies, or Lady Williams and her Dog, is a stone circle located near to the village of Winterbourne Abbas in the southwestern English county of Dorset. Nine Stones is situated 2 miles southeast of Compton Valence.
Church of St Laurence
Church
Photo: Derek Voller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Laurence is situated 2 miles north of Compton Valence.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muckleford and Grimstone.
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 3 miles east of Compton Valence.
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 4 miles west of Compton Valence.
Compton Valence
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Compton Valence, West Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.73805° or 50° 44′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.57813° or 2° 34′ 41″ westElevation
459 feet (140 metres)Open location code
9C2VPCQC+6POpenStreetMap ID
node 435145761OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
13276403
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