Compton Down Explained

Compton Down
Aos:Isle of Wight
Interest:Biological and Geological
Gridref:SZ365856
Area:196.3 hectare
Notifydate:1951
Map:Natural England

Compton Down is a hill on the Isle of Wight just to the east of Freshwater Bay. It is part of the chalk ridge which forms the "backbone" of the Isle of Wight. It runs east to west, is approximately 3miles long and is predominantly grass downland. The Down is owned and managed by the National Trust and it provides the setting for the Freshwater Bay Golf Course at its western end.

It is a 196.3ha Site of special scientific interest. The site was notified in 1951 for both its biological and geological features.

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50.67°N -1.48°W