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Where is Compton?

Compton is located in the county of Surrey, South East England, one mile east of the town of Farnham, nine miles west of the major town of Guildford, and 35 miles south-west of London. Compton lies two miles north-east of the Hampshire border. Compton falls within the district council of Waverley, under the county council of Surrey. It is in the GU9 postcode district. The post town for Compton is Farnham.

Compton on a map

Map showing extent of Compton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Compton
Map showing location of Compton within the UK
Location of Compton within the UK

Which county is Compton in?

Compton is in the ceremonial county of Surrey, the historic county of Surrey, and the administrative county of Surrey.

Ceremonial CountySurrey
Historic CountySurrey
Administrative CountySurrey

Where is Compton in Surrey?

Compton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Surrey, and towards the westernmost extremity of Surrey.

Map showing location of Compton within Surrey
Location of Compton within Surrey

What is the postcode for Compton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Compton is GU9 8EN.

Where is Compton in GU9?

Compton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the GU9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the GU9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Compton within GU9
Location of Compton within GU9

What is the post town for Compton?

The post town for Compton is Farnham. Compton is in the GU9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Farnham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Compton?

The centre of Compton is located at position 51.21153° latitude and -0.77109° longitude.

Latitude51.21153°
Longitude-0.77109°

What is the easting and northing of Compton?

The centre of Compton is located at the grid reference easting 485937 and northing 146532 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting485937
Northing146532

What are the nearest towns to Compton?

Position of Compton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Compton to the centre of the town.

east
1m
Compton is 1 mile east of Farnham
south
3m
Compton is 3 miles south of Aldershot
south
5m
Compton is 5 miles south of Farnborough
south-east
6m
Compton is 6 miles south-east of Fleet
west
7m
Compton is 7 miles west of Godalming
south
7m
Compton is 7 miles south of Frimley
north-east
8m
Compton is 8 miles north-east of Bordon
south
8m
Compton is 8 miles south of Blackwater
west
9m
Compton is 9 miles west of Guildford
south
9m
Compton is 9 miles south of Camberley

What are the nearest cities to Compton?

Position of Compton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Compton to the centre of the city.

north-east
26m
Compton is 26 miles north-east of Winchester
north
26m
Compton is 26 miles north of Chichester
north-east
32m
Compton is 32 miles north-east of Portsmouth
south-west
34m
Compton is 34 miles south-west of City of Westminster
south-west
35m
Compton is 35 miles south-west of London
north-east
35m
Compton is 35 miles north-east of Southampton
south-west
36m
Compton is 36 miles south-west of City of London
north-west
38m
Compton is 38 miles north-west of Brighton and Hove
south-west
42m
Compton is 42 miles south-west of St Albans
south-east
43m
Compton is 43 miles south-east of Oxford