# Compton

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**Compton** may refer to:

## Places

### Canada

- [Compton (federal electoral district)](/source/Compton_(federal_electoral_district)), a former Quebec federal electoral district
- [Compton (provincial electoral district)](/source/Compton_(provincial_electoral_district)), a former Quebec provincial electoral district now part of Mégantic-Compton
- [Compton, Quebec](/source/Compton,_Quebec)
- [Compton County, Quebec](/source/Compton_County,_Quebec)
- [Compton Creek](/source/Compton_Creek), a tributary of the Adam River on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- [Compton Island](/source/Compton_Island), in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of British Columbia
- [Compton Névé](/source/Compton_N%C3%A9v%C3%A9), a névé (icefield) in the Pacific Ranges, British Columbia - [Compton Glacier](/source/Compton_Glacier), a glacier in the Compton Névé, Pacific Ranges, British Columbia - [Compton Mountain](/source/Compton_Mountain), a mountain in the Compton Névé, [Pacific Ranges](/source/Pacific_Ranges), British Columbia

### England

- [Compton, Berkshire](/source/Compton,_Berkshire)
- [Compton, Derbyshire](/source/Compton,_Derbyshire), a [location](/source/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations:_Com-Cor#Co_(continued)) in Ashbourne parish
- [Compton, Plymouth](/source/Compton,_Plymouth), Devon
- [Compton, South Hams](/source/Compton,_South_Hams), a [location](/source/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations:_Com-Cor#Co_(continued))
- [Compton, Test Valley](/source/Compton,_Test_Valley), a [location](/source/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations:_Com-Cor#Co_(continued))
- [Compton, Hampshire](/source/Compton,_Hampshire), in Winchester district
- [Compton, Staffordshire](/source/Compton,_Staffordshire), a [location](/source/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations:_Com-Cor#Co_(continued))
- [Compton, Guildford](/source/Compton,_Guildford), Surrey
- [Compton, Waverley](/source/Compton,_Waverley), Surrey (near Farnham)
- [Compton, West Sussex](/source/Compton,_West_Sussex)
- [Compton, West Yorkshire](/source/Compton,_West_Yorkshire), a former village
- [Compton, Wiltshire](/source/Compton,_Wiltshire)
- [Compton, Wolverhampton](/source/Compton,_Wolverhampton), West Midlands
- [Clifton and Compton](/source/Clifton_and_Compton), a civil parish in Derbyshire
- [Compton and Shawford](/source/Compton_and_Shawford), a civil parish in Hampshire
- [Compton Beauchamp](/source/Compton_Beauchamp), Oxfordshire
- [Compton Bishop](/source/Compton_Bishop), Somerset
- [Compton Chamberlayne](/source/Compton_Chamberlayne), Wiltshire
- [Compton Dando](/source/Compton_Dando), Somerset
- [Compton Dundon, Somerset](/source/Compton_Dundon)
- [Compton Pauncefoot](/source/Compton_Pauncefoot), Somerset
- [Fenny Compton](/source/Fenny_Compton), Warwickshire
- [Little Compton, Warwickshire](/source/Little_Compton,_Warwickshire)
- [Over Compton, Dorset](/source/Over_Compton)
- [Nether Compton, Dorset](/source/Nether_Compton)

### United States

- [Compton, Arkansas](/source/Compton,_Arkansas), an unincorporated community
- [Compton, California](/source/Compton,_California), a city south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles
- [Compton, Illinois](/source/Compton,_Illinois), a village
- [Compton, Maryland](/source/Compton,_Maryland), an unincorporated community
- [Compton, Virginia](/source/Compton,_Virginia), an unincorporated community
- [Compton Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota](/source/Compton_Township,_Otter_Tail_County,_Minnesota)
- [Little Compton, Missouri](/source/Little_Compton,_Missouri)
- [Little Compton, Rhode Island](/source/Little_Compton,_Rhode_Island)

## Music

- [*Compton* (album)](/source/Compton_(album)), by Dr. Dre, 2015
- ["Compton" (song)](/source/Compton_(song)), by Kendrick Lamar, 2012
- "Compton", a song by the Game from *[Doctor's Advocate](/source/Doctor's_Advocate)*, 2006
- "Compton", a song by Guerilla Black from *[Guerilla City](/source/Guerilla_City)*, 2004

## Science and technology

- [Compton (crater)](/source/Compton_(crater)), a lunar crater
- [Compton (software)](/source/Compton_(software)), an X composite manager; third-degree fork of Xcompmgr
- [Compton Gamma Ray Observatory](/source/Compton_Gamma_Ray_Observatory), a space observatory operational in Earth orbit from 1991 to 2000
- [Compton Limestone](/source/Compton_Limestone), a geologic unit in Missouri
- [Compton scattering](/source/Compton_scattering), an effect observed when photons interact with electrons
- [Compton wavelength](/source/Compton_wavelength), a quantum mechanical property of a particle

## Other uses

- [Compton (surname)](/source/Compton_(surname)), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
- [Compton (Trappe, Maryland)](/source/Compton_(Trappe,_Maryland)), a home
- [Compton Petroleum](/source/Compton_Petroleum), a petroleum exploration company based in Canada

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