Compton Bishop

Compton Bishop
Compton Bishop with the Mendips running eastwards beyond.
Compton Bishop seen from the Mendip Hills
Compton Bishop is located in Somerset
Compton Bishop
Compton Bishop
Location within Somerset
Population620 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST395555
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAXBRIDGE
Postcode districtBS26
Dialling code01934
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°17′42″N 2°52′08″W / 51.295°N 2.869°W / 51.295; -2.869

Compton Bishop is a small village and civil parish, at the western end of the Mendip Hills in the English county of Somerset. It is located close to the historic town of Axbridge. Along with the village of Cross and the hamlets of Rackley and Webbington it forms the parish of Compton Bishop and Cross.

  1. ^ "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.