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Compton Down is a hill on the Isle of Wight just to the east of Freshwater Bay. It is part of the chalk ridge which forms the "backbone" of the Isle of Wight. It runs east to west, is approximately three miles (4.8 km) long and is predominantly grass downland. The Down is owned and managed by the National Trust and it provides the setting for the Freshwater Bay Golf Course at its western end.

Compton Down

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Isle of Wight
Grid reference	SZ365856
Interest	Biological and Geological
Area	196.3 hectare
Notification	1951
Location map	Natural England

It is a 196.3-hectare (485-acre) Site of special scientific interest. The site was notified in 1951 for both its biological and geological features.

References

• Natural England citation sheet

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