Compton | |
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St Mary's Church, Compton | |
Typical homes on Old Compton Lane | |
Location within Surrey | |
Area | 5.28 km2 (2.04 sq mi) |
Population | 3,120 (2011 census, historic formal definition)[1] |
• Density | 591/km2 (1,530/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SU856465 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Farnham |
Postcode district | GU9 |
Dialling code | 01252 |
Police | Surrey |
Fire | Surrey |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Compton is a former village and today a semi-rural suburb centred 1 mile (1.6 km) ESE of Farnham in the Waverley district of Surrey, England and connected to Farnham by two direct urban single carriageways and green space footpaths along the Wey (North Branch) which in part marks the northern boundary of the area together with the A31. The area relies on Farnham for most of its modern amenities and its eastern part is rural whereas its western part is urban, with a divide where the Wey flows between the two south-eastwards.