Compton, Waverley

Not to be confused with Compton, Guildford.

Coordinates: 51°12′40″N 0°45′47″W / 51.211164°N 0.763040°W / 51.211164; -0.763040

Compton
St Mary's Church, Compton
Compton  Compton shown within Surrey
OS grid reference	SU856465
District	Waverley
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Farnham
Postcode district	GU9
Dialling code	01252
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	South West Surrey
List of places: UK • England • Surrey

Compton is a small hamlet a little over one mile east of Farnham in the Waverley district of Surrey, England.

Compton has given its name to the local roads Compton Way and Old Compton Lane, and is notable as the home of Moor Park House, the former mansion of Sir William Temple, where Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver's Travels lived and worked. The house, dating from 1307, was previously named Compton Hall. Compton Woods is an area of woodland with public access and the hamlet is served by the tiny and attractive St Mary's Church (Church of England) within the parish of Farnham. It is built from local ironstone.

Within a short walking distance are the ruins of the Cistercian Waverley Abbey and Mother Ludlam's Cave.

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