Compton and Shawford is a parish in the City of Winchester, Hampshire, England. The word compton means village in a combe and aptly describes the settlement as it primarily consists of a long street on the side of a chalk valley. Winchester is a local government district in Hampshire, England, with city status. ... Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London 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    - 2005 est. ...

All Saints church in Compton is unusual in that it has two naves and two chancels, the original Norman constructions being supplemented by a new nave and chancel in 1905. The Nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the nave anticipates the Gothic style. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Shawford is notable for having the longest railway viaduct in Hampshire. This is over 2000 feet in length and 40 feet high. The viaduct was initially threatened with demolition when the M3 motorway was proposed but after much protest it was incorporated into the scheme. Torontos Bloor Street Viaduct bridges the Don valley; road traffic uses the upper deck, rail traffic uses the lower deck. ... Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ... In the Republic of Ireland, the M3 motorway is a planned upgrade to part of the N3 road from Dublin to Cavan and the Northwest. ...

The two halves of the parish are linked by Shawford Down which runs alongside the River Itchen. However they are now symbolically separated by the motorway with Compton on its west side and Shawford on its east. The Itchen near Ovington. ...

Shawford is served by a railway station on the South Western Main Line. The South Western Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Weymouth on the Dorset coast. ...

Nearby places

• Otterbourne

Otterbourne is a village in Hampshire. ...

Trivia

• Shawford was the location used for Victor Meldrew's death in One Foot in the Grave.

One Foot in the Grave was a popular BBC television situation comedy series written by David Renwick. ...

External link

• Compton and Shawford