Towns & cities · South East England
Compton Beauchamp
Compton Beauchamp — village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Compton Beauchamp is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 66 people. Address: SN6. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England". Coordinates: 51.5850°, -1.5990°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Compton Beauchamp is a hamlet and civil parish 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Shrivenham in the Vale of White Horse, England. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The 2001 Census recorded the parish's population as 50.
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Background
History
Compton's toponym is derived from the Old English cum meaning "valley" and tun meaning "farm" or "settlement". Its manor was held by the Beauchamp family in the 13th century. The moated Compton Beauchamp House was the home of the King's Councillor, Sir Thomas Fettiplace, from about 1507. His only daughter, Elizabeth, the wife of Sir Francis Englefield, had no children and the property passed to her Fettiplace cousins who took little interest in the property. In 1589 it was sold to an in-law, Sir Henry Poole. The old house had deteriorated and Poole appears to have pulled it down and replaced it with the present house in about 1600. Early in the 18th century a Palladian facade was attached…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5850, -1.5990
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Vale of White Horse
- Parish
- Compton Beauchamp
- Postcode
- SN6
- Parliamentary constituency
- Witney
- Population
- 66
Sources
- wikidata: Q645539 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Compton Beauchamp (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: ComptonBeauchamp StSwithun WestPortrait.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Compton Beauchamp?
- Compton Beauchamp is in Oxfordshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN6), in the parish of Compton Beauchamp.
- Is Compton Beauchamp a protected site?
- Yes — Compton Beauchamp is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Compton Beauchamp free to visit?
- Yes, Compton Beauchamp is free to enter.
- How do I get to Compton Beauchamp?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN6. It sits within the Witney parliamentary constituency.