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COMPTON, a parish in Westbourne district, Sussex; near the boundary with Hants, 3 miles W of Rowlands-Castle r. station, and 8 ½ NW of Chichester. It has a post office under Petersfield. Acres, 1, 661. Real property, £1, 263. Pop., 266. Houses, 53. The manor is the Cumtune of Alfred's will. The living is a vicarage, united with Up. Marden, in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £507.* Patron, the Rev. G. A. Langdale. The church is transition Norman; was restored in 1849; and has a very ancient screen. Charities, £12.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Compton Parish Westbourne Poor Law Union/Registration District Sussex Ancient County |
| Place: | Compton |
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