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Compton Bishop
Compton Bishop — village and civil parish in Somerset, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Puxton Park · 7.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Compton Bishop is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 581 people. Address: BS26. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Somerset, UK". Coordinates: 51.2950°, -2.8690°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: MENDIP
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Mendip Hills
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Compton Bishop is a small village and civil parish, at the western end of the Mendip Hills in the English county of Somerset. It is located close to the historic town of Axbridge. Along with the village of Cross and the hamlets of Rackley and Webbington it forms the parish of Compton Bishop and Cross.
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Background
History
It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Comtone. It was the property of Giso, Bishop of Wells. The parish was part of the Winterstoke Hundred. The current manor house is a Grade II listed building and was built in the early 17th century. The parish includes the hamlet of Rackley which was a trading port on the River Axe in the Middle Ages following construction of a wharf in 1200. It now north of the River Axe as the course has been diverted, but on the Cheddar Yeo near the confluence. In 1324 Edward II confirmed it as a borough; however, by the end of the 14th century the port was in decline. In the 14th century a French ship sailed up the river and by 1388 Thomas Tanner from Wells…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2950, -2.8690
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Compton Bishop
- Postcode
- BS26
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Population
- 581
- Nearest railway station
- Puxton Park — 7.4 km
- Official site
- www.somersetintelligence.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1843856 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Compton Bishop (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Compton Bishop Mendips.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Compton Bishop?
- Compton Bishop is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BS26), in the parish of Compton Bishop.
- Is Compton Bishop a protected site?
- Yes — Compton Bishop is part of the Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the MENDIP National Nature Reserve.
- Is Compton Bishop free to visit?
- Yes, Compton Bishop is free to enter.
- How do I get to Compton Bishop?
- The nearest railway station is Puxton Park, about 7.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS26.