English Heritage sites near Compton and Shawford Parish

Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishop's Palace)

WOLVESEY CASTLE (OLD BISHOP'S PALACE)

3 miles from Compton and Shawford Parish

Wolvesey has been an important residence of the wealthy and powerful Bishops of Winchester since Anglo-Saxon times.

Flowerdown Barrows

FLOWERDOWN BARROWS

4 miles from Compton and Shawford Parish

Three Bronze Age burial mounds, once part of a much larger 'barrow cemetery', including two bowl barrows, and the largest and finest disc barrow in Hampshire.

Bishop's Waltham Palace

BISHOP'S WALTHAM PALACE

7 miles from Compton and Shawford Parish

The ruins of a medieval palace (together with later additions) used by the Bishops and senior clergy of Winchester as they travelled through their diocese.

The Grange at Northington

THE GRANGE AT NORTHINGTON

9 miles from Compton and Shawford Parish

Set like a lakeside temple in a landscaped park, The Grange at Northington is the foremost example of the Greek Revival style in England.

Medieval Merchant's House

MEDIEVAL MERCHANT'S HOUSE

9 miles from Compton and Shawford Parish

A residence and place of business, this former merchant's House stood on one of the busiest streets in medieval Southampton.

Netley Abbey

NETLEY ABBEY

10 miles from Compton and Shawford Parish

The most complete surviving Cistercian monastery in southern England, with almost all the walls of its 13th-century church still standing, along with many monastic buildings.


Churches in Compton and Shawford Parish

All Saints

Pubs in Compton and Shawford Parish

Captain Barnard

Winchester Road, Compton, SO21 2RT

Captain Barnard, Compton