Long Compton

Long Compton is a hamlet in Ranton, Stafford District, England. Long Compton is situated nearby to the hamlet Whitecross, as well as near the locality Shut Heath.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Chad and St Matthew.

Church of St Chad

Church

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Church of St Chad is situated 2 miles northeast of Long Compton.

St Matthew

Church

Photo: Mark Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Matthew is a church, which is situated 2 miles east of Long Compton.

Ranton Abbey

Tower

Photo: Peter morrell, Public domain.

Ranton Abbey or Ranton Priory was an Augustinian Priory in Ranton, Staffordshire, England, built c.1150 by Robert fitz Noel of Ellenhall. The priory flourished in the 13th century as a subordinate house to Haughmond Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ranton and Haughton.

Ranton

Village

Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ranton is a hamlet and civil parish in Staffordshire, England, situated 3.5 miles west of Stafford, 2.5 miles east of Woodseaves and 2 miles northeast of Gnosall.

Haughton

Village

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Haughton is a village in Staffordshire, England, approximately 4 miles outside and to the west of the county town of Stafford. It lies on the A518 between Stafford and Gnosall.

Gnosall

Village

Photo: MarkovianStumble, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gnosall is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Stafford, Staffordshire, England, with a population of 5,040 across 2,300 households. It lies on the A518, approximately halfway between the towns of Newport and the county town of Staffordshire, Stafford. Gnosall is situated 2 miles southwest of Long Compton.

Long Compton

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Ranton, Stafford District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.80151° or 52° 48′ 5″ north

Longitude

-2.2151° or 2° 12′ 54″ west

Elevation

344 feet (105 metres)

Open location code

9C4VRQ2M+JX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11397934074

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13278070

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