Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Compton Valence within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Compton-Vallence, or East Compton, par., SW. Dorset, 6½ miles NW. of Dorchester, 1296 ac., pop. 126; P.O., called Compton Valence.