Compton, Surrey could refer to Compton, Guildford , a village and civil parish in the Guildford district of Surrey, England Compton, Waverley , a hamlet near Farnham in the Waverley district of Surrey, England geodis ... more details
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Compton and Albury, Surrey Albury old church . Numerous medieval churches exist in Surrey ... at Stoke D Abernon, Compton, Chaldon , Dunsfold and Lingfield, Surrey Lingfield . The larger ... at Compton the end of Brave New World is set in Surrey. Arts and sciences William of Ockham c.1288 ... dmy dates date August 2011 Infobox England county name Surrey image File Surreyflag.gif 160px br Flag motto Making Surrey a better place map File Surrey UK locator map 2010.svg 200px Surrey within England ... by population Ranked English cerem counties RNK Surrey popestdate English statistics year pop English cerem counties POP Surrey density km2 English cerem counties DEN Surrey adminpoprank List of non metropolitan counties of England by population Ranked English admin counties RNK Surrey ethnicity ... county control CTY Surrey mps Sam Gyimah Conservative Party UK C Paul Beresford Conservative Party ... subdivs Spelthorne Runnymede district Runnymede Surrey Heath Woking borough Woking Elmbridge Guildford borough Guildford Waverley, Surrey Waverley Mole Valley Epsom and Ewell Reigate and Banstead Tandridge district Tandridge Surrey IPAc en s r i is a counties of England county in the South East ... Guildford Henry III confirmed Guildford s status as the county town of Surrey in 1257 accessdate 12 February 2007 Dead link date September 2010 bot H3llBot ref Surrey County Council sits at Kingston ..., Wandsworth and Southwark were considered part of Surrey until 1889 and Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Sutton, Barnes and Richmond all now reclassified as part of Greater London were part of Surrey until 1965. Surrey is divided into 11 borough s and districts Elmbridge , Epsom and Ewell , Guildford ... , Surrey Heath , Tandridge district Tandridge , Waverley, Surrey Waverley , Woking borough Woking ... of 11 councils in Surrey, with Epsom and Ewell in Epsom and Ewell Residents Association Residents Association control. The Conservatives hold all List of Parliamentary constituencies in Surrey 11 Parliamentary ... more details
Compton House may refer to The Arthur H. Compton House in Chicago, Illinois Compton House, a mansion in Over Compton , Dorset Compton Verney House , a mansion in Compton Verney, Warwickshire Compton Beauchamp House , a mansion in Compton Beauchamp , Oxfordshire Compton House SurreyCompton House , in Wentworth Estate Wentworth , Virginia Water , Surrey Where Prajadhipok , King of Thailand Siam lived, and died in 1941. geodis ... more details
Distinguish Compton, Guildford Unreferenced date August 2010 infobox UK place country England latitude 51.211164 longitude 0.763040 official name Compton map type Surrey static image Image St Mary s Church, Compton, Farnham.jpg 250px static image caption St Mary s Church, Compton population shire district Waverley, Surrey Waverley shire county Surrey region South East England constituency westminster South West Surrey post town Farnham postcode district GU9 postcode area GU dial code 01252 os grid reference SU856465 Start of article Compton is a small hamlet a little over one mile east of Farnham in the Waverley, Surrey Waverley district of Surrey , England. Compton has given its name to the local roads Compton Way and Old Compton Lane, and is notable as the home of Moor Park, Farnham Moor Park House , the former mansion of Sir Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet William Temple , where Jonathan Swift , author of Gulliver s Travels lived and worked. The house, dating from 1307, was previously named Compton Hall. Compton Woods is an area of woodland with public access and the hamlet is served by the tiny and attractive St Mary s Church Church of England within the parish of Farnham. It is built from local ironstone . Within a short walking distance are the ruins of the Cistercian Waverley Abbey and Mother Ludlam s Cave . References Reflist Category Villages in Surrey Category Waverley, Surrey Waverley pl Compton Waverley ... more details
. The census area of Compton is within Shalford, Surrey Shalford ward and contains 5,161 people. ref ... in his parents grave at Compton, Surrey. Compton Triptych Using local clay from the foundations of the pottery of Mary Wondrausch , sculptor Jon Edgar s Compton Triptych ref http www.surrey.ac.uk arts .... The three terracotta heads celebrate the parish of Compton and the diverse figures who have contributed to this community. References reflist Sources Forster, David. 2001 . AA 50 Walks in Surrey. External links http www.compton surrey.co.uk Compton Website Commonscat inline Compton, Surrey Category Villages in Surrey Category Guildford Category Civil parishes in Surrey Category Places in Surrey listed in the Domesday Book Guildford nl ComptonSurrey pl Compton Guildford ...distinguish Compton, Waverley infobox UK place country England official name Compton latitude 51.2138 longitude 0.6325 population population ref less than 5,000 civil parish Compton shire district Guildford borough Guildford shire county Surrey region South East England constituency westminster Guildford UK Parliament constituency Guildford post town GUILDFORD postcode district GU3 postcode area GU dial code 01483 os grid reference SU958468 Image Withies Inn 1.jpg 200px thumb left Withies Inn Compton ... of Surrey , England . It is situated between Godalming and Guildford . The village is close to the A3 road and is crossed by the North Downs Way . Compton contains the Watts Mortuary Chapel , built ... Rome Roman occupation of Britain. Compton appears in Domesday Book of as Conton e . It was held ... 7 acre m2 of meadow . It rendered 9. ref http www.gwp.enta.net surrnames.htm Surrey Domesday Book ... 17th century . On the outskirts of Compton is the 16th century stately home Loseley Park . The Great ... century. George Frederic Watts One of Compton s best known residents was the painter George ... the village. Potteries and clay The Compton Potters Arts Guild was formed in 1899 by Mary Fraser ... more details
image Compton triptych 2011 terracotta sculptor Jon Edgar.jpg 300px thumb right Compton Triptych The Compton Triptych comprises three terracotta portrait heads, plinthed together, which celebrates the parish of Compton, Guildford and the diverse figures who have contributed to this Surrey community. Using local clay from the foundations of the pottery of Mary Wondrausch this was unveiled in November 2011 at The Human Clay exhibition, Lewis Elton Gallery , University of Surrey ref http www.surrey.ac.uk arts visualarts exhibitions 20and 20events the human clay jon edgar.htm ref ref article on The Human Clay exhibition, Surrey Advertiser. 2 December 2011 p.11 ref ref Meet the artist Surrey Life, November 2011 p.155 Archant Press ref after sittings with sculptor Jon Edgar in 2010 and 2011. The heads include G.F. Watts expert Richard Jefferies curator Richard Jefferies , artist historian Mary Wondrausch and community stalwart Jane Turner, selected by the artist after a local public appeal for suggestions for the third element of the Triptych. A triptych combines three formal elements more commonly used in painting , and this sculptural grouping was first used by Jon Edgar for the Environment Triptych of 2008, after the combination of three heads seemed to create a composition which added another dimension to the work. References Reflist External links http jonedgar.wordpress.com 2011 12 30 2011 works the human clay exhibition text of Surrey University Exhibition leaflet Nov 2011 narrative of Compton Triptych Use dmy dates date January 2012 Category Culture in Surrey Category English sculpture Category 2011 sculptures Category Portraits by subject Category Terracotta sculptures ... more details
Infobox person name Fay Compton image Fay Compton.jpg image size 200px caption birth name Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton Mackenzie birth date Birth date 1894 9 18 df y birth place West Kensington , London ... website website awards notable role Fay Compton IPAc en k m p t n 1894 1978 full dates in infobox ... Edward Compton her mother, Virginia Bateman, was a distinguished member of the profession, as were her sister, the actress Viola Compton , and her uncles and aunts. Her grandfather was the 19th century theatrical luminary Henry Compton actor Henry Compton . The novelist Compton Mackenzie was her brother. Biography Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton Mackenzie was born in West Kensington , London , England . Compton made her first professional appearances between 1911 and 1913 with The Follies under ... Rosemary Some remembrances . Active in the classics as well as contemporary material, Compton had the distinction ... Compton s film work is not as well known as her stage appearances. She appeared in more ... in her Fay Compton School of Dramatic Arts . Personal life Fay Compton was married four times H.G. Pelissier ... in 1910 at St Mary s, Walton on Thames , Surrey . Leon Quartermaine. Ralph Michael . Her granddaughter is the British actress Tracy Reed English actress Tracy Reed . Death Fay Compton died on 12 December 1978, in London , aged 84. Publications Rosemary, Some Remembrances 1926 , by Fay Compton, introduction by Compton Mackenzie. Partial filmography A Bill of Divorcement 1922 film A Bill of Divorcement ... surname COMPTON& job Actor& pid 1274&image view Yesamp x 19amp y 17 Fay Compton performances ... Fay Compton Homepage on Footlight Notes Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Compton, Fay ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 18 September 1894 PLACE OF BIRTH West ... , UK DEFAULTSORT Compton, Fay Category 1894 births Category 1978 deaths Category English film actors ... Compton es Fay Compton fr Fay Compton la Fay Compton ... more details
Mike Compton may refer to Mike Compton catcher , played for the Philadelphia Phillies Mike Compton American football , NFL guard Mike Compton musician , bluegrass mandolin player hndis name Compton, Mike DEFAULTSORT Compton, Mike ... more details
Edward Compton may refer to Edward Theodore Compton , usually referred to as E. T. Compton, 1849 1921 , English born, German artist Edward Harrison Compton , artist See also Ned Crompton Compton surname hndis Compton, Edward ... more details
West Compton can refer to West Compton, California , USA West Compton, Dorset , England West Compton, Somerset , England geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages nl West Compton ... more details
Compton White may refer to Compton I. White 1877 1956 , US Representative from Idaho Compton I. White, Jr. 1920 1998 , US Representative from Idaho hndis White, Compton de Compton White ... more details
Compton is a surname of England English origin, and may refer to Ann Compton , journalist Arthur Compton , physicist and Nobel Prize winner, of the Compton effect , brother of Karl Taylor Compton and Wilson Martindale Compton, below Barnes Compton , Maryland congressman and state officeholder Christian Compton , Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia Cliff Compton born 1979 , American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Domino David G. Compton D.G. Compton , science fiction author Denis Compton , England cricketer and footballer F. E. Compton , publisher Fay Compton , actress Henry Brooks Adams Frances Snow Compton , a pseudonym used by Henry Adams Henry Compton bishop Henry Compton , Bishop of London Henry Compton actor , English actor Ivy Compton Burnett , English novelist John Compton , leader of Saint Lucia United Workers Party Saint Lucia UWP John Compton organ builder John Compton , London pipe & electronic organ maker Karl Taylor Compton , physicist, one time president of MIT , brother of Arthur Compton, above, Wilson Martindale Compton, below Katie Compton , American bicycle racer Leslie Compton , English footballer and cricketer Lynn Compton , lead prosecutor in the Sirhan Sirhan trial and 101st Airborne WWII veteran O Neal Compton , American film and television actor Richard G. Compton , chemist Robert Harold Compton , botanist Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington William Compton courtier , lover of Henry VIII of England Henry VIII s notorious mistress, Anne Stafford the two were prosecuted for adultery Wilson Martindale Compton , fifth president of Washington State University , brother of Arthur Compton and Karl Taylor Compton, above See also Compton Mackenzie , Scottish novelist brother of Fay Compton surname Compton It does not help to add disambig or hndis tags where the page only contains people who share a surname ... more details
Spencer Compton may refer to Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton 1601 1643 Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington 1674 1743 , Prime Minister of Great Britain Spencer Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton 1790 1851 Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton born 1946 hndis Compton, Spencer fr Spencer Compton ja sv Spencer Compton olika betydelser th ... more details
Alwyne Compton may refer to Lord Alwyne Compton bishop 1825 1906 , Bishop of Ely Lord Alwyne Compton politician 1855 1911 , British politician, nephew of the above hndis name Compton, Alwyne ... more details
George Compton may refer to George Compton Canadian politician 1872 1950 , politician in Manitoba, Canada George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton 1664 1727 , British peer George Compton, 6th Earl of Northampton 1692 1758 , British peer and Member of Parliament hndis Compton, George ... more details
William Compton may refer to William Compton courtier , courtier to Henry VIII c. 1482 1528 William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton died 1630 William Compton army officer , Royalist army officer 1625 1663 William Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton 1885 1978 Bill Compton , a mental health advocate 1945 2007 Bill Compton vampire , a love interest of Sookie Stackhouse in the Southern Vampire series by Charlaine Harris Several Compton Baronets were called William Compton See also Compton surname William Crompton disambiguation hndis Compton, William ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The title Baron Compton was created in the Peerage of England for the Tudor period Tudor politician, Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton Sir Henry Compton . In 1618, his son was created Earl of Northampton . The titles remained united until the fifth earl died without any male heirs in 1754 and the title passed to his only daughter, Charlotte Townshend, 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley Charlotte , who had already inherited the title of Baroness Ferrers of Chartley from her mother in 1740. Charlotte was the wife of George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend Hon. George Townshend , who became Viscount Townshend in 1764 and was created Marquess Townshend after her death in 1770. The title then remained with the marquessate until her grandson, the third marquess, died childless in 1855 and both baronies became abeyant between his sisters and their descendants. Barons Compton 1572 Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton 1538 1589 William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton William Compton, 1st Earl of Northampton, 2nd Baron Compton d. 1630 Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton, 3rd Baron Compton 1601 1643 James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton, 4th Baron Compton 1622 1681 George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton, 5th Baron Compton 1664 1727 James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton, 6th Baron Compton 1687 1754 Charlotte Townshend, 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley Charlotte Townshend, 15th Baroness Ferrers of Chartley, 7th Baroness Compton d. 1770 George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend, 8th Baron Compton 1753 1811 George Townshend, 3rd Marquess Townshend George Townshend, 3rd Marquess Townshend, 9th Baron Compton 1778 1855 Co heirs of today Category Baronies Compton, Baron Category Abeyant peerages Compton, Baron ... more details
Image Over compton church.jpg thumb left Over Compton Church Over Compton is a village in north west Dorset , England , situated in the River Yeo South Somerset Yeo valley 2 miles east of Yeovil . The village has a population of 158 As of 2001 lc yes . Compton House, formerly the home of the Goodden family, lies outside the village. St Michael s Church is on the estate. Cecil Goodden was born in Compton House. External links Commons category Over Compton http www1.dorsetcc.gov.uk LIVING FACTS Census2001.nsf 6cadf4da179fc19500256663004afece 391a38f167e7fe7380256ec80052c27a?OpenDocument Census data Dorset OPC http www.opcdorset.org Compton Nether OverCompton.htm Nether and Over Compton Dorset geo stub coord 50 57 N 2 35 W region GB type city display title Category Villages in Dorset nl Over Compton pl Over Compton ... more details
Henry Compton may refer to Henry Compton bishop 1632 1713 , English bishop and nobleman Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton 1538 1589 , English peer Henry Combe Compton 1789 1866 , British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament for South Hampshire, 1835 1857 Henry Compton actor Charles Mackenzie, 1805 1877 , English actor Henry Compton MP c. 1584 ? , English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1601 and 1640 Henry Francis Compton 1872 1973 , British Conservative politician hndis Compton, Henry ... more details
Orphan date April 2012 Use British English date April 2012 Use dmy dates date March 2012 The Compton Baronetcy , of Hartbury in the Gloucestershire County of Gloucester , was a British nobility title in the List of extant baronetcies Baronetage of England . It was created on 6 May 1686 for William Compton. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1773. Compton Baronets, of Hartbury 1686 Sir William Compton, 1st Baronet d. c. 1698 Sir William Compton, 2nd Baronet d. 1731 Sir William Compton, 3rd Baronet d. 1758 Sir William Compton, 4th Baronet d. 1760 Sir Walter Abingdon Compton, 5th Baronet d. 1773 References Rayment bt date March 2012 DEFAULTSORT Compton Category Baronetcies Category Extinct baronetcies UK noble stub ... more details
Charles Compton may refer to Charles Compton c. 1624 1661 , English MP for Northampton 1661 1662 Charles Compton MP 1698 1755 , British MP for Northampton 1754 1755 and List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Portugal Envoy to Portugal Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton 1737 1763 , his son, British Ambassador to Venice Charles Compton, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1760 1828 , British MP for Northampton 1784 1796, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire Charles Douglas Compton, 3rd Marquess of Northampton 1816 1877 , born Charles Compton, British peer hndis Compton, Charles ... more details
Compton Airport may refer to Compton Airport Illinois a private use airport in Pocahontas, Illinois, United States FAA http gcr1.com 5010web airport.cfm?Site 3LL9 3LL9 Compton Airport Oregon a private use airport in Canby, Oregon, United States FAA http gcr1.com 5010web airport.cfm?Site 44OR 44OR Airports in places named ComptonCompton Woodley Airport , a public use airport in Compton, California, United States FAA IATA http gcr1.com 5010web airport.cfm?Site CPM CPM Bresson Airport , a public use airport in Compton, Illinois, United States FAA IATA http gcr1.com 5010web airport.cfm?Site C82 C82 Earl Barnickel Airport , a private use airport in Compton, Illinois, United States FAA http gcr1.com 5010web airport.cfm?Site IL88 IL88 W Davis Airport , a private use airport in Compton, Illinois, United States FAA http gcr1.com 5010web airport.cfm?Site IL87 IL87 airport disambiguation id Bandar Udara Compton ... more details
File Telegraph House, Telegraph Hill geograph.org.uk 228096.jpg right thumb Telegraph House at Telegraph Hill Compton Compton Down is an extent of high ground near Compton, West Sussex where there was an Admiralty semaphore station. The semaphore station was built at Compton Down in 1821 and it operated on the semaphore line from London to Portsmouth between 1822 and 1847. The hill to the east of Compton on which the semaphore was built is now known as Telegraph Hill. The high ground to the west of Compton retains the name of Compton Down. Both hills rise to above convert 500 ft m . ref http www.british history.ac.uk report.aspx?compid 41710 Compton , A History of the County of Sussex Volume 4 The Rape of Chichester 1953 , pp. 91 94. Date accessed 30 June 2010 ref References Reflist Geochain box Geochain Admiralty Semaphore line 1822 type station upwards Harting Beacon Hill downwards Camp Down, Portsdown Hill Category Geography of West Sussex ... more details
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