Compton is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Guildford, in the county of Surrey, England, lying a few miles south‑west of Guildford town centre. It sits on the lower slopes of the North Downs amid chalk downland and mixed woodland, with a network of footpaths and attractive countryside that make it popular with walkers and day visitors.
The village is perhaps best known for its artistic heritage linked to the Victorian painter G. F. Watts, visible at the Watts Gallery, his former home Limnerslease and the ornate Watts Chapel. Historically agricultural, Compton today combines farming with a commuter population who travel to Guildford and London; small local businesses, community groups and visitors to the gallery give it a lively, village atmosphere.
Postcode districts covering Compton
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Sutton 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Crawley 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Slough 20.5 miles33.1 km
- Basingstoke 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Woking 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Bracknell 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Guildford 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Maidenhead 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Hounslow 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Aldershot 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Farnborough 7.7 miles12.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Farncombe Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Puttenham Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Godalming Binscombe & Charterhouse Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Onslow Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Wanborough Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Artington Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Shackleford Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Westborough Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Norney Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- St. Nicolas Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Godalming Farncombe & Catteshall Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Peasmarsh Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
Example postcodes in Compton
GU3 1EH, GU3 1JF, GU3 1DY, GU3 1JU, GU7 2RF, GU3 1HX, GU3 1EF, GU3 1DQ, GU7 2RG … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 18.9 miles30.4 km
- London Gatwick Airport 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Farncombe Railway Station 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Wanborough Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
Hotels near Compton Ad
- The Withies Inn 5 0.6 miles1 km
- The Stag on the River 4 2.6 miles4.1 km
- The Kings Arms and Royal Hotel, Godalming, Surrey 4 2.5 miles4 km
- Mandolay Hotel Guildford 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Holiday Inn Guildford 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Aviator Farnborough 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Harbour Hotel Guildford 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Inn on the Lake by Innkeeper's Collection 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Hilton Woking 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Worplesdon Place Hotel 3 4 miles6.4 km
Schools in Compton
- Prior's Field School Independent - secondary
Local points of interest
- university of surrey University 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Britty Wood Forest 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Foxall Wood Forest 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Recreation Ground Stadium 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Waverley Abbey Archaeological site 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Aldershot Military Museum Museum 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Kingfield Stadium Stadium 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 6.8 miles11 km
- The Farnum Museum Museum 7.6 miles12.2 km
- RHS Garden, Wisley Gardens 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Jamia Ahmadiyya UK College 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Little Mornshill Wood Forest 11 miles17.7 km