The parish church of St. Nicholas has a 13th-century chancel, nave and south porch. 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.[2] The stone screen is Perpendicular and the pulpit early 17th century.[3] 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).[4]
Many of the buildings in the village date from when it was improved in the last decades of the 19th century[citation needed], Colonel John R. P. Goodden having inherited Compton House in 1883. Architect Evelyn Hellicar (1862–1929) is responsible for a number of the buildings.[5] These include Sheriff's Lodge (1889). The Grade II listed former village school, built c. 1843, is now a private home.
The village was rated as among the "20 most beautiful villages in the UK and Ireland" by Condé Nast Traveler in 2020.[6]
Harald Penrose (1904-1996), British test pilot and aviation author, lived in Nether Compton for more than fifty years in a house of his own design.[7]
Over Compton was the childhood home of Silicon Valley entrepreneur and award-winning designer Joseph Oliver (formerly Poynter, foster child of Peter and Catherine McQueen).
Notes
^ ab"Area: Nether Compton (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
^Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Vol. 1, West Dorset, London: HMSO, 1952, pp. 100-101.
^Christopher Dalton, Bells and Belfries of Dorset, Ullingswick: Upper Court Press, 2000-2005, vol. 2, pp. 491-494. See also the relevant page of the online Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers
^Hellicar obituary, RIBA Journal, 21 September 1929, p. 772
^"THE 20 MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN THE UK AND IRELAND, 20 October 2020". Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^Philip Jarrett, "Obituary: Harald Penrose", The Independent, 11 September 1996
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nether, compton, village, civil, parish, english, county, dorset, situated, approximately, miles, west, sherborne, miles, east, yeovil, somerset, 2011, census, parish, population, parish, churchlocation, within, dorsetpopulation328, grid, referencest598173unit. Nether Compton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset situated approximately 3 miles 4 8 km west of Sherborne and 3 miles east of Yeovil in Somerset In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 328 1 Nether ComptonNether Compton parish churchNether ComptonLocation within DorsetPopulation328 1 OS grid referenceST598173Unitary authorityDorsetShire countyDorsetRegionSouth WestCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSherbornePostcode districtDT9PoliceDorsetFireDorset and WiltshireAmbulanceSouth WesternUK ParliamentWest DorsetList of places UK England Dorset 50 57 15 N 2 34 27 W 50 9542 N 2 5742 W 50 9542 2 5742 Coordinates 50 57 15 N 2 34 27 W 50 9542 N 2 5742 W 50 9542 2 5742 Contents 1 History 2 Notable residents 3 Notes 4 External linksHistory EditNether Compton was burnt in 1066 by William Duke of Normandy citation needed The parish church of St Nicholas has a 13th century chancel nave and south porch 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 2 The stone screen is Perpendicular and the pulpit early 17th century 3 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 4 Many of the buildings in the village date from when it was improved in the last decades of the 19th century citation needed Colonel John R P Goodden having inherited Compton House in 1883 Architect Evelyn Hellicar 1862 1929 is responsible for a number of the buildings 5 These include Sheriff s Lodge 1889 The Grade II listed former village school built c 1843 is now a private home The village was rated as among the 20 most beautiful villages in the UK and Ireland by Conde Nast Traveler in 2020 6 Notable residents EditNether Compton was the childhood home of BAFTA Award winning actress Kristin Scott Thomas and of her younger sister Serena Scott Thomas also an actress who was born in the village Harald Penrose 1904 1996 British test pilot and aviation author lived in Nether Compton for more than fifty years in a house of his own design 7 Over Compton was the childhood home of Silicon Valley entrepreneur and award winning designer Joseph Oliver formerly Poynter foster child of Peter and Catherine McQueen Notes Edit a b Area Nether Compton Parish Key Figures for 2011 Census Key Statistics Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Retrieved 10 March 2014 Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset Vol 1 West Dorset London HMSO 1952 pp 100 101 John Newman and Nikolaus Pevsner The Buildings of England Dorset Harmondsworth Penguin 1972 p 304 ISBN 0 300 09598 8 Christopher Dalton Bells and Belfries of Dorset Ullingswick Upper Court Press 2000 2005 vol 2 pp 491 494 See also the relevant page of the online Dove s Guide for Church Bell Ringers Hellicar obituary RIBA Journal 21 September 1929 p 772 THE 20 MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN THE UK AND IRELAND 20 October 2020 Retrieved 14 March 2021 Philip Jarrett Obituary Harald Penrose The Independent 11 September 1996External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nether Compton Dorset OPC Nether and Over Compton This Dorset location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nether Compton amp oldid 1056097545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
