Compton Castle

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Compton Castle in the parish of Marldon in Devon, is a fortified manor house in the village of Compton, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Torquay on the southern coast of Devon, England. The estate was home to the families of Compton, de la Pole, Doddiscombe, Gilbert and Templer. The castle has been home to the Gilbert family for most of the time since it was built. Listed as a Grade 1 set of buildings, it has been a National Trust property since 1951.

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history museum, historic house museum, English country house, fortified manor house, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, 


Location: 50.4725, -3.6003, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  • Siege of Exeter ⓘ
    1068 siege of Exeter by William the Conqueror
  • Battle of Blackpool Sands ⓘ
    French raid in Devon, England
  • Battle of Clyst Heath ⓘ
    1455 battle
  • Siege of Exeter ⓘ
    1642 siege during the First English Civil War
  • Battle of Bovey Heath ⓘ
    1646 English Civil War battle
  • Action of 18 June 1793 ⓘ
    1793 naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars
  • Exeter Blitz ⓘ
    series of bombing raids in 1942
  • Brixham Battery ⓘ
    artillery battery in Brixham, Torbay, England, UK
  • Gun Battery Approximately 10 Metres West Of The Battery ⓘ
    architectural structure in Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, UK
  • Gun Battery Immediately North Of Round Top (Not Included) ⓘ
    architectural structure in Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, UK
  • Hardy's Head Battery At Sx 9440 5675 ⓘ
    architectural structure in Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, UK
  • Kingswear Torpedo Battery ⓘ
    architectural structure in Kingswear, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
  • Ramparts, Revetments, North Battery Platform, North And South Musketry Walls Of Northern Fort ⓘ
    artillery battery in Brixham, Devon, England, UK
  • The Old Battery ⓘ
    artillery battery in Dartmouth, Devon, England, UK
  • World War II Emergency Coastal Battery and remains of a Victorian practice battery, at Battery Gardens ⓘ
    artillery battery in Brixham, Devon, England, UK
  • Brownstone Battery ⓘ
    coastal defence battery in Devon, UK
  • Exeter Borough Control ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Devon
  • Bayard's Cove Fort ⓘ
    castle in Devon, England, UK  
  • Compton Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed historic house museum in South Hams, Devon, England, UK  
  • Paradise Fort ⓘ
    former tower in Dartmouth, Devon, England, UK
  • Powderham Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed historic house museum in Teignbridge, United Kingdom  
  • Salcombe Castle ⓘ
    ruined fortification near Salcombe
  • Totnes Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed castle in Totnes, United Kingdom  
  • Dartmouth Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed Device Fort in Dartmouth, United Kingdom  
  • Berry Pomeroy Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed English country house in South Hams, United Kingdom  
  • Berry Head Fort and battery and Hardy's Head Battery ⓘ
    fort in Brixham, Torbay, England, UK
  • Exmouth Danish Fort ⓘ
    fort in East Devon, Devon, England, UK
  • HMS D1 ⓘ
    1909 D-class submarine
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Compton Castle, 1913Compton Castle, 1913
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TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
eventarmed conflict1068Siege of ExeterAnglo-Saxons, Kingdom of England, battle, siegeWikidata
eventarmed conflict1404Battle of Blackpool SandsbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1455Battle of Clyst HeathbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1549Prayer Book RebellionrebellionWikidata
eventarmed conflict1642Siege of Exetersiege, Cavalier, RoundheadWikidata
eventarmed conflict1646Battle of Bovey HeathbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1793Action of 18 June 1793France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1942Exeter Blitzaerial bombing of a city, Nazi GermanyWikidata
linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
linkpageGrade II* listed building page@Wikidata
linkpageHistoric England research records page@Wikidata
linkpageMapping Museums page@Wikidata
linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
objectwatercraftSM UB-60U-boat, Type UB III submarineWikidata
organisationfactory1858Philip and Sonshipyard, shipbuildingWikidata
siteartillery batteryBrixham Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryGun Battery Approximately 10 Metres West Of The Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryGun Battery Immediately North Of Round Top (Not Included)artillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryHardy's Head Battery At Sx 9440 5675artillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryKingswear Torpedo Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryRamparts, Revetments, North Battery Platform, North And South Musketry Walls Of Northern Fortartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryThe Old Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery batteryWorld War II Emergency Coastal Battery and remains of a Victorian practice battery, at Battery Gardensartillery batteryWikidata
siteartillery battery1940Brownstone Batteryartillery battery, National TrustWikidata
sitebunkerExeter Borough Controlcivil defense center, Exeter City CouncilWikidata
sitecastleBayard's Cove Fortfort, English Heritage, castleWikidata
sitecastleCompton Castlefortified manor house, history museum, historic house museum, English country houseWikidata
sitecastleParadise Fortpeel tower, fortified towerWikidata
sitecastlePowderham Castleindependent museum, historic house museum, English country house, castleWikidata
sitecastleSalcombe Castlefort, castleWikidata
sitecastleTotnes Castleindependent museum, English Heritage, motte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastle1388Dartmouth Castlemilitary museum, fort, English Heritage, castleWikidata
sitecastle1496Berry Pomeroy Castleindependent museum, English country house, English Heritage, castleWikidata
sitefortBerry Head Fort and battery and Hardy's Head BatteryfortWikidata
sitefortExmouth Danish FortfortWikidata
siteshipwreckHMS D1D-class submarine, shipwreck, submarineWikidata
commonsimageCompton Castle, Marldon, Devon, late 19th century Commons
commonsimageCompton Castle, Marldon, Devon, late 19th century Commons
commonsimageCompton Castle, Devonshire (3611666734) Commons
commonsimageCompton Castle, Devonshire (3611666734) Commons
commonsimageCompton Castle, 1913 Commons
commonsimageCompton Castle, 1913 Commons
commonsimageCompton Castle Back Commons
commonsimageComton Castle Commons
commonsimageCompton Castle Kitchen Commons
commonsimageCompton Castle Back Commons
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