Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: South Staffordshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Compton, Staffordshire 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Compton, Staffordshire, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Staffordshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Compton and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Compton |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | South Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.461726 |
| Longitude | -2.262805 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Compton holds a quiet dignity in the South Staffordshire landscape, where the earth carries the colour of iron and ancient, heavy clay. It lies 4.8 miles west-south-west of Kingswinford (from Kingswinford: bearing 239°T, OS grid SO 822 848), and is situated west-north-west of Kinver village. Sunlight often catches the low horizon here, illuminating the quiet waters of Lower Spring Pool and Temple Pool as they mirror the pale, shifting clouds of the West Midlands. The land rises with a subtle, stubborn insistence toward the rugged silhouette of Sheepwalks Hill, defining the western boundary of the horizon. Compton maintains a character defined by this proximity to the wilder reaches of the sandstone ridges, where the wind carries the scent of bracken and damp earth. Local life moves in harmony with these natural features, far removed from the clamour of larger industrial centres. The presence of such expansive, cooling waters provides a sanctuary for the local wildlife, grounding Compton in a stillness that feels both persistent and old.
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Explore Compton, Staffordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.461726, -2.262805. 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. |