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Compton Martin

Compton Martin
Compton martin church.jpg
Church of St Michael the Archangel, Compton Martin
Compton Martin is located in Somerset
Compton Martin
Compton Martin
Compton Martin shown within Somerset
Population 508 (2011)
OS grid reference ST545570
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BRISTOL
Postcode district BS40 6
Dialling code 01761
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Avon
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°18′37″N 2°39′08″W / 51.3102°N 2.6521°W / 51.3102; -2.6521Coordinates: 51°18′37″N 2°39′08″W / 51.3102°N 2.6521°W / 51.3102; -2.6521

Compton Martin is a small village and civil parish within the Chew Valley in Somerset and in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority in England. The parish has a population of 508. It lies between Chew Valley Lake and Blagdon Lake, north of the Mendip Hills, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Bristol on the A368 road Weston-super-Mare to Bath.

A spring rises near the church and feeds the village duck pond, which used to power a paper mill, and ultimately becomes the River Yeo.

The Big Green Gathering takes place at Fernhill Farm above the village.

There is evidence of habitation of the area from prehistoric times and the Romans mined lead in the local hill.

According to Robinson it is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as Comtona.

The Manor of Compton was given by William the Conqueror to Serlo de Burci. In the reign of Henry I of England it passed to his grandson, Robert fitz Martin, who gave the village the latter half of its name.

The parish was part of the hundred of Chewton.


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