Compton Verney
Parish in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.179, -1.534 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 31 53 |
Compton Verney is a small, quietly rural parish in the district of Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, dominated by the 18th‑century country house at its heart. Compton Verney House is a restored Georgian mansion set in landscaped parkland – with mature tree clumps and a lake – and now houses the Compton Verney Art Gallery, which brings a surprising cultural focus to an otherwise agricultural landscape.
Historically an estate centred on a landed house, the parish has evolved from purely agricultural roots to a mixed local economy where cultural tourism, conservation and estate management play a significant role. The gallery and grounds stage exhibitions, events and education programmes that draw visitors, while the local community remains small and characteristically rural, with the house and park providing both heritage interest and a social and economic hub for the area.
Postcode districts covering Compton Verney
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Coventry 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Solihull 19.9 miles32.1 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Nuneaton 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Redditch 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Rugby 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Bromsgrove 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Banbury 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Warwick 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Bicester 25 miles40.2 km
- Bedworth 20.5 miles33 km
Neighbouring places
- Combrook Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Moreton Morrell Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Kineton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Lighthorne Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Wellesbourne East & Rural Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Chadshunt Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Lighthorne Heath Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Butlers Marston Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Newbold Pacey Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Wellesbourne and Walton Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Gaydon Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Compton Verney
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 21.1 miles33.9 km
- East Midlands Airport 45.9 miles73.9 km
- Leamington Spa Railway Station 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Warwick Railway Station 7.8 miles12.5 km
Hotels near Compton Verney Ad
- The Merrie Lion 6.1 miles9.8 km
- El Cafe at the White Swan 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Bell - Brunning and Price 4 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Ashorne Hill Leamington Spa 3 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Lion, Tredington 7.2 miles11.7 km
- The King's Head by Innkeeper's Collection 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The White Swan Hotel 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Ettington Park Hotel, Stratford-Upon-Avon 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Mallory Court Country House Hotel and Spa 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Days Inn by Wyndham Warwick North M40 3 2.9 miles4.6 km
Local points of interest
- Ashorne Hill Estate 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Upton House Country house 5.6 miles9 km
- Ettington Park Estate 6 miles9.7 km
- St Johns Museum 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Warwick Racecourse Recreation 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Stratford Racecourse Recreation 8 miles12.9 km
- 12th Century Church Historic site 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Blackdown Hill Estate 9.5 miles15.4 km
- Pinley Priory Historic site 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Blackdown Manor Estate 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Stoneleigh Abbey Historic site 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Hidcote Manor Garden Gardens 11.1 miles17.9 km