Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West
Explore Compton Green, Gloucestershire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Compton Green 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 Green |
| Traditional County | Gloucestershire |
| District / Borough | Forest of Dean |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.956549 |
| Longitude | -2.383182 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Compton Green rests with a quiet dignity in the rolling landscape. It lies 3.3 km north-north-east of Newent (from Newent: bearing 28°T, OS grid SO 737 287), and is situated north-north-west of Brand Green village. The air here, especially on a mild afternoon, seems to carry the faint, earthy scent of damp woodland and well-tended fields, a testament to its enduring connection with the surrounding Forest of Dean. The small cluster of homes and buildings that comprise Compton Green seems to huddle together as if sharing a whispered secret, their windows catching the fleeting gold of the sun filtering through the canopy. One might imagine the slow, steady passage of time here, marked less by the chiming of clocks and more by the changing hues of the ancient trees that guard the hamlet’s western edge. The very soil beneath one’s feet feels alive, imbued with the quiet resilience of generations who have called this place home.
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Explore Compton Green, Gloucestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.956549, -2.383182. 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. |