Compton Lock

Compton Lock is a swimming area in Compton and Shawford, Winchester District, England. Compton Lock is situated nearby to the archaeological site Compton Place, as well as near the grassland Miller’s Field.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shawford railway station and Shawford Down.

Shawford railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shawford railway station serves the villages of Twyford, Compton and Shawford in Hampshire, England. It is 69 miles 50 chains down the line from London Waterloo. This station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway. Shawford railway station is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Compton Lock.

Shawford Down

Nature reserve

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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

Church of All Saints

Church

Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.

Church of All Saints is situated 2,700 feet west of Compton Lock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colden Common and Bar End.

Colden Common

Village

Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.

Colden Common is a civil parish in the Winchester District of Hampshire, England, approximately 5 miles south of the city of Winchester, covering an area of 690.74 hectares with a resident population of approximately 4,000 people. Colden Common is situated 2 miles south of Compton Lock.

Bar End

Suburb

Photo: Peter Facey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bar End is an area of Winchester, Hampshire, England. It lies on the east bank of the River Itchen to the north of St. Catherine's Hill and is the location of a park and ride car park serving the city centre. Bar End is situated 2 miles north of Compton Lock.

Morestead

Hamlet

Photo: Michael Ford, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Morestead is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Owslebury, in the Winchester district, in Hampshire, England. It is in the South Downs, about 3 miles southeast of Winchester. Morestead is situated 2 miles east of Compton Lock.

Compton Lock

Type: Swimming area
Categories: river, swimming, body of water, recreation area, and sports location
Location: Compton and Shawford, Winchester District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.02718° or 51° 1′ 38″ north

Longitude

-1.32219° or 1° 19′ 20″ west

Open location code

9C3W2MGH+V4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 186891192

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=swimming_area

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=swimming

OpenStreetMap feature

water=river

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