Compton, Guildford

Compton
Church of St. Nicholas, Compton.
Compton Location within Surrey
Area	8.43 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population	1,154 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
• Density	137/km2 (350/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU9546
Civil parish	Compton
District	Guildford
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Guildford
Postcode district	GU3
Dialling code	01483
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Guildford
List of places UK England Surrey 51°12′50″N 0°37′57″W / 51.2138°N 0.6325°W / 51.2138; -0.6325

Compton is a village and civil parish in the Guildford district of Surrey, England. It is between Godalming and Guildford. It has a medieval church and a close connection to fine art and pottery, being the later life home of artist George Frederic Watts. The parish has considerable woodland and agricultural land, and the undeveloped portions are in the Metropolitan Green Belt. The village is traversed by the North Downs Way and has a large western conservation area. Central to the village are the Watts Gallery, the cemetery chapel commissioned by his wife for him, two inns and the parish church.