Long Compton Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Long Compton
Static Image Name:Long Compton 21-09-2013.jpg
Static Image Caption:Church of St Peter and St Paul, Long Compton
Coordinates:51.9902°N -1.582°W
Civil Parish:Long Compton
Population:764
Population Ref:(2011)
Shire District:Stratford-on-Avon
Shire County:Warwickshire
Region:West Midlands
Post Town:Shipston-on-Stour
Postcode District:CV36
Postcode Area:CV
Dial Code:01608
Os Grid Reference:SP288325

Long Compton is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England near the extreme southern tip of Warwickshire, and close to the border with Oxfordshire. It is part of the district of Stratford-on-Avon; in the 2001 census had a population of 705, increasing to 764 at the 2011 Census.[1]

The village is in the Cotswolds. It is served by the A3400 (formerly the A34) from Oxford to Stratford-upon-Avon. As the name implies, it is a long village. In the centre is the large church of St Peter and St Paul, which dates from the 13th century. The parish contains Weston Park, within which was the depopulated settlement of Weston-by-Cherington.[2] About one mile south of Long Compton are the Rollright Stones, a neolithic monument.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 29 December 2015.
  2. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol5/pp52-58 British History Online