Official Name: | Compton Wynyates |
Civil Parish: | Compton Wynyates |
Country: | England |
Region: | West Midlands |
Coordinates: | 52.083°N -1.529°W |
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Static Image: | Compton Wynyates retouched.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Compton Wynyates house |
Compton Wynyates or Compton Wyniates is an ancient parish and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England. It includes the house and grounds of Compton Wynyates, and extends to the north-east and south-west of the house, with a size of roughly 3.5miles0.5miles. The parish has an area of . Compton Wynyates was also a village; the earthworks of the village partly survive.[1] It does not have a parish council but has a parish meeting. Population figures for the 2011 census are not available for this parish. Population figures from 1801 to 1961 ranged between 15 and 48, with a figure of 23 in 1961. The civil parish was within Brailes Rural District from 1894 to 1931 and within Shipston-on-Stour Rural District from 1931 to 1974.
The name "Compton" means valley farm/settlement', and the "Wyniates" part means 'windy pass'.[2]