Traditional county: Berkshire · Unitary authority: West Berkshire · Region: South East
Explore Compton, Berkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Compton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Compton |
| Traditional County | Berkshire |
| Unitary Authority | West Berkshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.516036 |
| Longitude | -1.250967 |
| Place Type | Village |
Compton, a quiet Berkshire village, exhales a gentle breath of chalk downland air. It lies 10.1 km south of Didcot (from Didcot: bearing 183°T, OS grid SU 520 799), and is situated east-south-east of East Ilsley village. The very soil of Compton seems to hold the memory of ancient tracks, a subtle hum beneath the tread of modern feet, hinting at journeys long past. The village church, a steadfast sentinel of weathered stone, watches over the green where, on market days, the air might carry the faint, sweet scent of apples from nearby orchards, a fleeting perfume against the enduring quietude. Beyond the clustered cottages, the land rolls away in muted shades of green and gold, a landscape that has witnessed the slow turning of centuries with a patient, unhurried grace.
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Explore Compton, Berkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.516036, -1.250967. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |