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Over Compton

Over Compton
Over compton church.jpg
Over Compton Church
Over Compton is located in Dorset
Over Compton
Over Compton
Location within Dorset
Population183 [1]
OS grid referenceST590169
Unitary authority
  • Dorset
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSherborne
Postcode districtDT9
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament

Over Compton is a village and civil parish in north west Dorset, England, situated in the Yeo valley 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Yeovil. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 183.[1]

Compton House, formerly the home of the Goodden family, lies outside the village. St Michael's Church is on the estate. The MCC cricketer Cecil Goodden was born in Compton House.

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Area: Over Compton (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

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