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Encyclopedia > Compton, Berkshire
Compton
OS Grid Reference: SU516799
Lat/Lon: 51°30′N 1°15′W
Population: 1 407 (2001 Census)
Formal status: Village
Administration
District: West Berkshire
Region: South East England
Nation: England
Other
Ceremonial County: Berkshire
Historic County: Berkshire
Post Office and Telephone
Post town: NEWBURY
Postcode: RG20
Dialling Code: 01635

Compton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire, located near the start of River Pang valley, in the Berkshire Downs. It is the home of the Institute for Animal Health. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... West Berkshire is a local government district in Berkshire, South East England, governed by a unitary authority (West Berkshire Council). ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... Home Nations (often written as the common noun home nations) is a term used to refer to the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom — England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — collectively but as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a state[]. The term is also used to... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Berks redirects here. ... The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ... Berks redirects here. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK and Australian postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Berks redirects here. ... The River Pang in Pangbourne The River Pang is a small clear chalk river in the west of the English county of Berkshire, and a tributary of the River Thames. ... The North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is located in the English counties of Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. ... The Institute for Animal Health is a research institute in the United Kingdom dedicated to the study of infectious diseases of farm animals. ...

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Local government

Compton is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It falls within the area of the unitary authority of West Berkshire. Both the parish council and the unitary authority are responsible for different aspects of local government. A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ... West Berkshire is a local government district in Berkshire, South East England, governed by a unitary authority (West Berkshire Council). ...


Education

Compton is the home of The Downs School which is a school that has been consistently mentioned in the Queen's Annual Inspector's report. It is a Foundation school, and was recently awarded Language College Status. It has frequently finished above all other non-private schools for the A-Level, GCSE and KS3 results tables in Berkshire. It now has a sixth form. The Downs is a comprehensive secondary school in rural Compton, Berkshire, United Kingdom. ...


Notable residents

  • Theo Walcott, the footballer, grew up in Compton, and attended Compton Church of England Primary school, and later The Downs Secondary School (also at Compton).

Theo James Walcott (born 16 March 1989 in Stanmore, London) is an English footballer who currently plays for Arsenal FC, having signed there from Southampton on 20 January 2006. ...

Location

Position: grid reference SU521800 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...


Nearby towns and cities: Newbury, Reading, Didcot, Oxford, Wantage Newbury is the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in the United Kingdom. ... Reading is a town, unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) and urban area in the English county of Berkshire. ... Statistics Population: 25,231 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU525900 Administration District: South Oxfordshire Shire county: Oxfordshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Oxfordshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Police Ambulance: South Central Post office and telephone Post town... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Wantage is a small town in the Thames Valley, southern England. ...


Nearby villages: East Ilsley, Hampstead Norreys, Aldworth East Ilsley is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. ... Hampstead Norreys (alternatively spelt Hampstead Norris) is a village in Berkshire, England, situated north of Newbury on the River Pang. ... Aldworth is a small village and civil parish, close to the northern edge of the English county of Berkshire, in the rural area between Reading, Newbury and Streatley. ...


External link

  • Compton village web site


Settlements in West Berkshire
Towns: Hungerford | Newbury | Thatcham
Civil parishes: Aldermaston | Aldworth | Ashampstead | Basildon | Beech Hill | Beedon | Beenham | Boxford | Bradfield | Brightwalton | Brimpton | Bucklebury | Burghfield | Catmore | Chaddleworth | Chieveley | Cold Ash | Combe | Compton | East Garston | East Ilsley | Enborne | Englefield | Farnborough | Fawley | Frilsham | Great Shefford | Greenham | Hampstead Norreys | Hamstead Marshall | Hermitage | Inkpen | Kintbury | Lambourn | Leckhampstead | Midgham | Padworth | Pangbourne | Peasemore | Purley-On-Thames | Shaw-cum-Donnington | Speen | Stanford Dingley | Stratfield Mortimer | Streatley | Sulhamstead | Theale | Tidmarsh with Sulham | Tilehurst | Ufton Nervet | Wasing | Welford | West Woodhay | West Ilsley | Winterbourne | Woolhampton | Yattendon
Other villages and suburbs: | Aldermaston Wharf | Ashmore Green | Bagnor | Burnt Hill | Calcot | Donnington | Halfway | Hell Corner | Marsh Benham | Shaw | South Fawley | Stockcross | Upper Basildon | Upper Lambourn | Wash Common | Weston | World's End

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Denis Charles Scott Compton CBE (born 23 May, 1918 in Hendon, Middlesex, died 23 April, 1997 in Windsor, Berkshire) was an English cricketer and footballer.
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Compton jointly captained Middlesex CCC between 1951 and 1952, with W.J.Edrich.They were honoured with the creation of the Edrich and Compton stands at the Nursery End in Lord's Cricket Ground.
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