In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Compton like this:
COMPTON, a parish in Westbourne district, Sussex; near the boundary with Hants, 3 miles W of Rowlands-Castle r. station, and 8 ½ NW of Chichester. It has a post office under Petersfield. Acres, 1, 661. Real property, £1, 263. Pop., 266. Houses, 53. The manor is the Cumtune of Alfred's will. The living is a vicarage, united with Up. Marden, in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £507.* Patron, the Rev. G. A. Langdale. The church is transition Norman; was restored in 1849; and has a very ancient screen. Charities, £12.
Compton through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Compton, in Chichester and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8316
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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