Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Compton Bassett, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Compton Bassett 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 Bassett |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.447309 |
| Longitude | -1.947472 |
| Place Type | Village |
Compton Bassett rests in a gentle Wiltshire landscape, its stone cottages catching the afternoon sun. It lies 4.1 km east-north-east of Calne (from Calne: bearing 75°T, OS grid SU 037 720), and is situated north of Cherhill village. The village's character is shaped by the surrounding arable fields, where the rich, dark soil yields its bounty under wide skies. A quiet beauty pervades Compton Bassett, particularly in the way the light pools on the ancient churchyard walls, hinting at centuries of quiet devotion. The lanes here wind with an unhurried grace, bordered by hedgerows that seem to hold the very breath of the countryside.
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Explore Compton Bassett, Wiltshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.447309, -1.947472. 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. |