Compton Place

For the racehorse, see Compton Place (horse).

Compton Place
LocationCompton Place Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 1EB
Coordinates50°45′52″N 0°16′16″E / 50.7645°N 0.2711°E / 50.7645; 0.2711
AreaUnited Kingdom
Built forSpencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
Rebuilt1726–31
Restored1800
Restored byColen Campbell
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameCompton Place
Designated27 May 1949
Reference no.293552
Compton Place is located in East Sussex
Compton Place
Location of Compton Place in East Sussex

Compton Place is a mansion house in the parish of Eastbourne, East Sussex, England. It was rebuilt from 1726 by Sir Spencer Compton (later 1st Earl of Wilmington), to the design of the architect Colen Campbell,[1] and was completed after Campbell's death by William Kent.[2]

  1. ^ The contractor on the site was John Lane.
  2. ^ G. L. M. Goodfellow, "Colin Campbell's last years", The Burlington Magazine 111 No. 793 (April 1969: 185–191), pp. 186, 189, and figs.