Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Derbyshire Dales · Region: East Midlands
Explore Compton, Derbyshire 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 | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | Derbyshire Dales |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.014902 |
| Longitude | -1.721732 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Compton reposes in the Derbyshire Dales, a quiet corner of the East Midlands. It lies 0.7 km east-south-east of Ashbourne (from Ashbourne: bearing 115°T, OS grid SK 187 464). The landscape around Compton unfolds with a gentle, rolling grace, where fields, stitched with hedgerows, catch the soft Derbyshire light. A particular beauty resides in the way the stone walls, weathered by seasons, trace the contours of the land, hinting at generations of husbandry. The air here often carries a fresh, earthy scent, a reminder of the surrounding agriculture that sustains the character of Compton. Its proximity to Ashbourne, a market town of ancient repute, allows for a quiet existence while still enjoying the hum of nearby commerce.
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Explore Compton, Derbyshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.014902, -1.721732. 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. |