Traditional county: Devon · Unitary authority: City of Plymouth · Region: South West
Explore Lower Compton, Devon with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lower 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lower Compton, Devon, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Lower Compton |
| Traditional County | Devon |
| Unitary Authority | City of Plymouth |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.388827 |
| Longitude | -4.123150 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Lower Compton reveals a quiet persistence in its suburban character, balancing the weight of its stone boundaries against the soft encroachment of the Devon landscape. It lies 1.5 miles north-north-east of Plymouth (from Plymouth: bearing 33°T, OS grid SX 491 564). Morning light here catches the slate roofs with a pale, silver clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the gardens and narrow roads. To the north, the verdant basin of Hartley Vale offers a sudden, hollowed respite from the domestic architecture, providing a green lung for the surrounding streets. Residents often wander toward the manicured paths of Thorn Park, where the trees hold the stillness of the afternoon in their heavy, dark boughs. Lower Compton maintains this measured pace, where the hum of nearby traffic is softened by the presence of mature gardens and the distant, cooling breath of the coast. History feels present not in grand monuments, but in the enduring lines of the lanes that have long guided footsteps toward the city’s heart. Through the changing seasons, the atmosphere remains steady, marked by the simple, rhythmic passage of light across the walls of houses that have seen the decades turn.
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Explore Lower Compton, Devon, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.388827, -4.123150. 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 | August 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. |