In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Compton Castle like this:
COMPTON-CASTLE, an ancient seat, now a farm-house, 4½ miles S of Newton-Bushel, in Devon. It belonged to successively the Poles, the Comptons, and the Gilberts; and passed, about the beginning of the present century, to the Templars. It has a machicolated gateway; and shows other features of the fortified mansion of the time of Edward III.
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Compton Castle through time
Compton Castle is now part of South Hams district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Hams has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Compton Castle itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Compton Castle, in South Hams and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26185
Date accessed: 07th November 2024
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