Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Compton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Compton, par. and vil., N. Hants, on river Itchen, 2½ miles SW. of Winchester, 2110 ac., pop. 275; P.O.; contains Compton Down, where Cromwell encamped previous to his siege of Winchester.