Compton Down
Compton Down is a locality in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England. Compton Down is situated nearby to the locality East Afton Down, as well as near Tapnell Down.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dimbola Museum and Galleries and Freshwater Redoubt.
Dimbola Museum and Galleries
Museum
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Dimbola was the home and workplace of the Victorian pioneer photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, where she lived from 1860 to 1875 on the Isle of Wight It is now a museum and galleries dedicated to her life and work which also showcases contemporary exhibitions of photographers from around the world. Dimbola Museum and Galleries is situated 1½ miles west of Compton Down.
Freshwater Redoubt
Castle
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Freshwater Redoubt, also known as Fort Redoubt, is an old Palmerston fort built in Freshwater Bay on the western end of the Isle of Wight. Construction work for the fort began in 1855 and was completed in 1856.
All Saints’ Church, Freshwater
Church
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints' Church, Freshwater is a parish church in the Church of England located in Freshwater, Isle of Wight. All Saints’ Church, Freshwater is situated 1½ miles northwest of Compton Down.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afton and Shalcombe.
Afton
Hamlet
Afton is a hamlet just outside Freshwater on the west side of the Isle of Wight. It features a local hill known as Afton Down which was the site of the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, one of the largest rock concerts to be held in the UK. Freshwater Bay Golf Course is located on Afton Down.
Shalcombe
Hamlet
Shalcombe is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight towards the west in an area known as West Wight. It is in the civil parish of Shalfleet. It is situated along the B3399 road and is about 3.5 miles east of Freshwater.
Compton Down
- Type: Locality
- Location: Freshwater, Isle of Wight, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.66848° or 50° 40′ 7″ northLongitude
-1.4808° or 1° 28′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C2WMG99+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 4421696805OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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