Nether Compton
Encyclopedia
Nether Compton is a small village in north west Dorset
, England
, situated 3 miles west of Sherborne
and 3 miles east of Yeovil
.
The village has an estimated population of 300 .
Nether Compton was burnt in 1066 by William, Duke of Normandy.
The parish church of St. Nicholas can be found at the south end of the village on a road leading to the A30
between Yeovil
and Sherborne
. The chancel
, nave
and south porch date from the 13th century while the west tower, north chapel and nave windows demonstrate that the church was altered significantly in the 15th century. The whole building was then restored
in the 1880s, when the chapel was extended and various internal modifications made. The stone screen is Perpendicular and the pulpit early 17th century. The west tower houses five bells: one from the 15th century (Salisbury foundry, inscribed "Sit Semper Sine Ve Qui Michi Dicit Ave"), one dated 1585, two dated 1658 (Thomas Purdue, Closworth) and one from 1886 (Gillett and Co., Croydon).
Many of the buildings in the village date from when it was improved in the last decades of the 19th century , Colonel John R. P. Goodden having inherited Compton House
in 1883. Architect Evelyn Hellicar
(1862–1929) is responsible for a number of the buildings. These include Sherriff's Lodge (1889).
and her younger sister, Serena Scott Thomas
, also an actress.
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, situated 3 miles west of Sherborne
Sherborne
Sherborne is a market town in northwest Dorset, England. It is sited on the River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, east of Yeovil. The A30 road, which connects London to Penzance, runs through the town. The population of the town is 9,350 . 27.1% of the population is aged 65 or...
and 3 miles east of Yeovil
Yeovil
Yeovil is a town and civil parish in south Somerset, England. The parish had a population of 27,949 at the 2001 census, although the wider urban area had a population of 42,140...
.
The village has an estimated population of 300 .
History
Nether Compton was burnt in 1066 by William, Duke of Normandy.
The parish church of St. Nicholas can be found at the south end of the village on a road leading to the A30
A30 road
The 284 miles A30 road from London to Land's End, historically known as the Great South West Road used to provide the most direct route from London to the south west; more recently the M3 motorway and A303 road performs this function for much of the route and only parts of A30 now retain trunk...
between Yeovil
Yeovil
Yeovil is a town and civil parish in south Somerset, England. The parish had a population of 27,949 at the 2001 census, although the wider urban area had a population of 42,140...
and Sherborne
Sherborne
Sherborne is a market town in northwest Dorset, England. It is sited on the River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, east of Yeovil. The A30 road, which connects London to Penzance, runs through the town. The population of the town is 9,350 . 27.1% of the population is aged 65 or...
. The chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
, nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
and south porch date from the 13th century while the west tower, north chapel and nave windows demonstrate that the church was altered significantly in the 15th century. The whole building was then restored
Victorian restoration
Victorian restoration is the term commonly used to refer to the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria...
in the 1880s, when the chapel was extended and various internal modifications made. The stone screen is Perpendicular and the pulpit early 17th century. The west tower houses five bells: one from the 15th century (Salisbury foundry, inscribed "Sit Semper Sine Ve Qui Michi Dicit Ave"), one dated 1585, two dated 1658 (Thomas Purdue, Closworth) and one from 1886 (Gillett and Co., Croydon).
Many of the buildings in the village date from when it was improved in the last decades of the 19th century , Colonel John R. P. Goodden having inherited Compton House
Over Compton
Over Compton is a village in north west Dorset, England, situated in the Yeo valley 2 miles east of Yeovil. The village has a population of 158 ....
in 1883. Architect Evelyn Hellicar
Evelyn Hellicar
Evelyn Hellicar was an English architect.Evelyn Arthur Gresley Hellicar was the son of Arthur Gresley Hellicar and Mary Ann Isabella Malthus . Arthur Hellicar came from the South West of England where his father was Vicar of Fivehead, Somerset, and Swell, Gloucestershire...
(1862–1929) is responsible for a number of the buildings. These include Sherriff's Lodge (1889).
Personalities
Nether Compton was also the childhood home of BAFTA Award winning actress Kristin Scott ThomasKristin Scott Thomas
Kristin A. Scott Thomas, OBE is an English actress who has also acquired French nationality. She gained international recognition in the 1990s for her roles in Bitter Moon, Four Weddings and a Funeral and The English Patient....
and her younger sister, Serena Scott Thomas
Serena Scott Thomas
Serena Harriet Scott Thomas is an English actress.-Family and personal:Scott Thomas was born in Nether Compton, Dorset. Her mother, Deborah , was brought up in Hong Kong and Africa, and studied drama before marrying Scott Thomas' father...
, also an actress.
External links
- Census data
- Dorset OPC - Nether and Over Compton