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Compton, Guildford

Compton is a village and civil parish in the Guildford district of Surrey, England. It is about 3 miles WSW of the centre of Guildford. It has a medieval church and a close connection with fine art an

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1.5 h–3 h
Best time of year
Year-round

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Compton is a village and civil parish in the Guildford district of Surrey, England. It is about 3 miles WSW of the centre of Guildford. It has a medieval church and a close connection with fine art and pottery: it was the later life home of artist George Frederic Watts. The parish has considerable woodland and agricultural land, and the undeveloped portions are in the Metropolitan Green Belt. The village is traversed by the North Downs Way and has a large western conservation area. Central to the village are the Watts Gallery and the cemetery chapel commissioned for George Watts by his wife, two inns and the parish church.

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Compton is a village and civil parish in the Guildford district of Surrey, England. It is about 3 miles WSW of the centre of Guildford. It has a medieval church and a close connection with fine art and pottery: it was the later life home of artist George Frederic Watts. The parish has considerable woodland and agricultural land, and the undeveloped portions are in the Metropolitan Green Belt. The village is traversed by the North Downs Way and has a large western conservation area. Central to the village are the Watts Gallery and the cemetery chapel commissioned for George Watts by his wife, two inns and the parish church.

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Coordinates
51.2138, -0.6325
Official site
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Where is Compton, Guildford?
Compton, Guildford is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.2138°, -0.6325°.