Traditional county: West Sussex · District / Borough: Chichester · Region: South East
Explore Compton, West Sussex 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, West Sussex, 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 | Compton |
| Traditional County | West Sussex |
| District / Borough | Chichester |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.927487 |
| Longitude | -0.896990 |
| Place Type | Village |
Compton, a village in West Sussex, breathes a quiet dignity under the vast South Downs sky. It lies 8.1 km east-north-east of Horndean (from Horndean: bearing 75°T, OS grid SU 776 148), and is situated north-north-east of West Marden village. The land around Compton rolls with a gentle grace, a patchwork of ancient fields where the chalk soil lends a pale luminescence to the hedgerows. Dominating the village centre, St Mary's Church stands as a silent sentinel, its flint walls absorbing the afternoon sun and casting long, dignified shadows across the village green. In summer, the air here often carries the faint, sweet scent of wildflowers from the surrounding meadows, a subtle reminder of the enduring agricultural heart of this place. The rhythm of Compton is one of quiet continuity, a place where the ancient lanes seem to hold the echo of footsteps from centuries past.
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Explore Compton, West Sussex, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.927487, -0.896990. 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. |