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Nestled in a fold of the Berkshire Downs about six miles north of Newbury, Compton is a village defined largely by its landscape and its history of agricultural science. It sits within the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and you’ll find the Ridgeway National Trail just a short climb to the north, offering expansive views across the chalk hills. Historically, the village was a hub for the Institute for Research on Animal Diseases, which shaped much of its 20th-century development, though today it feels more like a quiet, residential community centred around the Square and the Church of St Mary and St Nicholas. Local life tends to revolve around the two schools - the village primary and the well-regarded Downs School - and the presence of the Watermill Theatre nearby in Bagnor adds a cultural touchstone to the wider area. While the village lost its railway station on the old 'Didcot, Newbury and Southampton' line decades ago, the former trackbed still carves a path through the valley, serving as a reminder of its past role as a busier rural thoroughfare.