Long Compton

{{short description|Village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Use British English|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place |country = England |official_name= Long Compton |static_image_name = Long Compton 21-09-2013.jpg |static_image_caption = Church of St Peter and St Paul, Long Compton |coordinates = {{coord|51.99021|-1.58200|display=inline,title}} |civil_parish= Long Compton | population = 873 | population_ref = (2021) |shire_district= Stratford-on-Avon |shire_county= Warwickshire |region= West Midlands |constituency_westminster= Stratford-on-Avon |post_town= Shipston-on-Stour |postcode_district = CV36 |postcode_area= CV |dial_code= 01608 |os_grid_reference= SP288325 }} '''Long Compton''' is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England near the extreme southern tip of Warwickshire, and close to the border with Oxfordshire. It is part of the district of Stratford-on-Avon; in the 2001 census, it had a population of 705, increasing to 764 at the 2011 census, and again increasing to 873 at the 2021 census.<ref>{{cite web |title=Long Compton Parish in West Midlands |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/admin/stratford_on_avon/E04009754__long_compton/ |publisher=City Population |access-date=4 November 2025}}</ref>

The village is in the Cotswolds. It is served by the A3400 (formerly the A34) from Oxford to Stratford-upon-Avon. As the name implies, it is a long village. In the centre is the large church of St Peter and St Paul, which dates from the 13th century. The parish contains Weston Park, within which was the depopulated settlement of Weston-by-Cherington.<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol5/pp52-58 British History Online]</ref> About one mile south of Long Compton are the Rollright Stones, a Neolithic monument.

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==External links== {{Commons category|Long Compton}} *[https://www.longcomptonpc.co.uk/ Long Compton Parish Council] *[https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/location/long-compton Long Compton archives] - Our Warwickshire *[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3947447 Photos of Long Compton and surrounding area on geograph]

Category:Villages in Warwickshire