Compton Nursery

Compton Nursery is a plant nursery in Compton and Shawford, Winchester District, England. Compton Nursery is situated nearby to Shepherds Down Special School, as well as near the deciduous forest Oakwood Copse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shawford Down and Shawford railway station.

Shawford Down

Nature reserve

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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.

Shawford railway station

Railway station

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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 1 mile northeast of Compton Nursery.

Cranbury Park

Manor estate

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Cranbury Park is a stately home and country estate situated in the parish of Hursley, Winchester, England. It was formerly the home to Sir Isaac Newton and later to the Chamberlayne family, whose descendants continue to own and occupy the house and surrounding park and farmland in the 21st century. Cranbury Park is situated 1 mile southwest of Compton Nursery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colden Common and Brambridge.

Colden Common

Village

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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.