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Where is Compton?

Compton is located in the county of Hampshire, South East England, three miles south of the city of Winchester, nine miles north of the major city of Southampton, and 63 miles south-west of London. Compton falls within the district council of Winchester, under the county council of Hampshire. It is in the SO21 postcode district. The post town for Compton is Winchester.

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 Hampshire, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Hampshire.

Ceremonial CountyHampshire
Historic CountyHampshire
Administrative CountyHampshire

Where is Compton in Hampshire?

Compton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Hampshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Hampshire.

Map showing location of Compton within Hampshire
Location of Compton within Hampshire

What is the postcode for Compton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Compton is SO21 2BX.

Where is Compton in SO21?

Compton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SO21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SO21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Compton within SO21
Location of Compton within SO21

What is the post town for Compton?

The post town for Compton is Winchester. Compton is in the SO21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Winchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Compton?

The centre of Compton is located at position 51.02111° latitude and -1.33569° longitude.

Latitude51.02111°
Longitude-1.33569°

What is the easting and northing of Compton?

The centre of Compton is located at the grid reference easting 446691 and northing 124847 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting446691
Northing124847

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.

north
4m
Compton is 4 miles north of Eastleigh
north-west
7m
Compton is 7 miles north-west of Bishop's Waltham
east
7m
Compton is 7 miles east of Romsey
north
8m
Compton is 8 miles north of Hedge End
south-west
9m
Compton is 9 miles south-west of New Alresford
north-east
10m
Compton is 10 miles north-east of Totton
north-west
11m
Compton is 11 miles north-west of Wickham
north-west
14m
Compton is 14 miles north-west of Fareham
south-east
14m
Compton is 14 miles south-east of Andover
south
14m
Compton is 14 miles south of Whitchurch

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.

south
3m
Compton is 3 miles south of Winchester
north
9m
Compton is 9 miles north of Southampton
north-west
19m
Compton is 19 miles north-west of Portsmouth
east
20m
Compton is 20 miles east of Salisbury
north-west
27m
Compton is 27 miles north-west of Chichester
south
51m
Compton is 51 miles south of Oxford
south-east
51m
Compton is 51 miles south-east of Bath
west
54m
Compton is 54 miles west of Brighton and Hove
east
59m
Compton is 59 miles east of Wells
south-west
62m
Compton is 62 miles south-west of City of Westminster

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