Compton Wood
Compton Wood is a forest in Firle, Lewes, England. Compton Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Wick Street, as well as near the village Selmeston.Places of Interest
Highlights include Charleston Farmhouse and Firle Beacon.
Charleston Farmhouse
Museum
Photo: APB-CMX, Public domain.
Charleston, in East Sussex, is a property associated with the Bloomsbury group, that is open to the public. It was the country home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant and is an example of their decorative style within a domestic context, representing the fruition of more than sixty years of artistic creativity.
Firle Beacon
Peak
Photo: Alan Rolfe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Firle Beacon is a hill in the South Downs of southern England. It is 217 metres high and is a Marilyn. It commands a far-reaching view. When the prevailing wind is northerly, the site is often used for gliding activities like slope soaring.
Glynde railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mitchelltd, Public domain.
Glynde railway station serves Glynde in East Sussex. It is 53 miles 11 chains from London Bridge, on the East Coastway Line and train services are provided by Southern.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ripe and Broyle Side.
Ripe
Village
Photo: Michael FORD, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The civil parish of Chalvington with Ripe, in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England, is made up of the two villages, Chalvington and Ripe. They are located in the upper Rivers Cuckmere and Ouse joint valley north of the South Downs, between the A27 and the A22 roads, and some 15 miles northwest of Eastbourne.
Broyle Side
Village
Ringmer is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is 3 miles east of Lewes. Other small settlements in the parish include Upper Wellingham, Ashton Green, Broyle Side, Norlington, Little Norlington and Shortgate.
Bishopstone
Hamlet
Photo: Michael FORD, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishopstone is a rural village in the parish of Seaford, in Lewes district, in the county of East Sussex, England. Bishopstone Village has a population of about 200 people, including the nearby hamlet of Norton.
Compton Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Firle, Lewes, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.8479° or 50° 50′ 52″ northLongitude
0.1107° or 0° 6′ 38″ eastOpen location code
9F22R4X6+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 33824825OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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