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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Compton Scorpion like this:
COMPTON-SCORPION, a hamlet in Ilmington parish, Warwick; 3½ miles W by N of Shipston-on-Stour. It belonged to the Palmers; and was the birthplace of Sir Thomas Overbury. Real property, £1, 154. .
Compton Scorpion is now part of STRATFORD ON AVON District. Click here for graphs and data of how STRATFORD ON AVON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Compton Scorpion itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Compton Scorpion, in Stratford on Avon and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24984
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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