Compton Castle

Compton Castle in the parish of Marldon in Devon, is a fortified manor house in the village of Compton, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Torquay on the southern coast of Devon, England. The estate was home to the families of Compton, de la Pole, Doddiscombe, Gilbert and Templer. The castle has been home to the Gilbert family for most of the time since it was built. Listed as a Grade 1 set of buildings, it has been a National Trust property since 1951.

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• Historic England research records page^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
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  Bayard's Cove Fort ⓘ
  castle in Devon, England, UK  

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  Compton Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in South Hams, Devon, England, UK  

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  Powderham Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Teignbridge, United Kingdom  

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  Totnes Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Totnes, United Kingdom  

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  Dartmouth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed Device Fort in Dartmouth, United Kingdom  

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  Berry Pomeroy Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed English country house in South Hams, United Kingdom  

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  Ashburton Museum ⓘ
  museum in Devon, United Kingdom

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  Brixham Heritage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Devon, England, United Kingdom

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  Cricklepit Mill With Secondary Wheel Attached ⓘ
  visitor centre in Exeter, Devon, England, UK

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  Dartmouth Steam Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in Devon, England

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  Greenway ⓘ
  former house of Agatha Christie in Kingswear, Devon, England, UK

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  Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum ⓘ
  independant museum in Kingsbridge, Devon, United Kingdom

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  Kirkham House ⓘ
  late medieval stone house in Devon, England, UK

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  The Real Crime Museum ⓘ
  museum in Torquay, England, UK

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  Torquay Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Devon, England

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  Totnes Fashion and Textiles Museum ⓘ
  museum in Devon, United Kingdom  

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  Totnes Guildhall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in South Hams, United Kingdom

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  Totnes Museum ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Totnes, South Hams, Devon, England, UK

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  Ugbrooke ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Teignbridge, United Kingdom

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  A La Ronde ⓘ
  Heritage Museum in South West England, United Kingdom

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  South Devon Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in the United Kingdon

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  Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum and art gallery in Exeter, Devon, England, UK

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  Becky Falls ⓘ
  waterfall and tourist attraction in Devon, England, UK

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  Paignton Zoo ⓘ
  zoo in the UK

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  Coleton Fishacre ⓘ
  Country house in Devon, England, UK

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  Castle Drogo ⓘ
  Country house in the form of a castle near Drewsteignton, Devon, England

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  Dartmouth Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Devon, England, United Kingdom

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  Bicton Park Countryside Museum ⓘ
  museum in Salterton, England, UK

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  Fairlynch Museum ⓘ
  museum in Budleigh Salterton, England, UK

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  Topsham Museum ⓘ
  museum in Topsham, Exeter, UK  

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  Dartmoor Zoological Park ⓘ
  British zoological garden

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  Dawlish Museum ⓘ
  building in Dawlish, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK

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  Salcombe Maritime Museum ⓘ
  museum in Salcombe, England, United Kingdom

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  World of Country Life ⓘ
  tourist attraction and museum in Exmouth, Devon, England, UK

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  The Cider Press Museum ⓘ
  museum in Chagford, England, UK

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  Museum of The History Of The Fishing Industry ⓘ
  museum in Brixham, England, UK

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  Exmouth Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Exmouth, Devon, United Kingdom

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  Bygones ⓘ
  museum in Torbay, England, UK

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  Golden Hind Museum Ship ⓘ
  museum in Brixham, England, UK  

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  Newton Abbot Museum ⓘ
  museum in Newton Abbot, England, United Kingdom  

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  House of Marbles ⓘ
  museum in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England, UK  

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  Dartmoor Prison Museum ⓘ
  museum at HMP Dartmoor, Yelverton

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  Bill Douglas Cinema Museum ⓘ
  museum and research facility at the University of Exeter

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  Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Newton Abbot, England, UK

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  Brixham Battery Museum ⓘ
  museum in Brixham, England, UK

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  Living Coasts ⓘ
  zoo in Devon, England

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1979 World of Country Life

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1981 The Cider Press Museum

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1982 Museum of The History Of The Fishing Industry

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1983 Exmouth Museum

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1987 Bygones

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1988 Golden Hind Museum Ship

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1988 Newton Abbot Museum

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1991 House of Marbles

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1992 Dartmoor Prison Museum

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1994 Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

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1998 Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre

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1999 Brixham Battery Museum

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2003 Living Coasts

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1324886 I COMPTON CASTLE, kitchen building, seen from W Marldon 20250902 0007

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1324886 I COMPTON CASTLE, E fortification wall Marldon 20250902 0002

• Comption Castle, Devonshire - , Q1860, 1863
• Compton Castle - scientific article published in 1867
• Compton Castle and Manor, Devonshire - article by C. H. Compton published December 1883 in Journal of the British Archaeological Association, Q1860
• Compton Castle - article published in 1927, Q1860

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Bayard's Cove Fort	castle, fort	Wikidata
site	castle		Compton Castle	English country house, historic house museum, history museum, fortified manor house	Wikidata
site	castle		Powderham Castle	castle, English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	castle		Totnes Castle	motte-and-bailey castle, independent museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1388	Dartmouth Castle	castle, military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	castle	1496	Berry Pomeroy Castle	castle, English country house, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ashburton Museum	museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Brixham Heritage Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cricklepit Mill With Secondary Wheel Attached	visitor center, mill building	Wikidata
site	museum		Dartmouth Steam Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Greenway	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kirkham House	historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		The Real Crime Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Torquay Museum	city museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Totnes Fashion and Textiles Museum	local museum, independent museum, fashion museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Totnes Guildhall	local museum, historic house museum, city hall	Wikidata
site	museum		Totnes Museum	local museum, historic house museum, museum building, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ugbrooke	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1796	A La Ronde	history museum, historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1800	South Devon Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1868	Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery	art gallery, history museum, museum building	Wikidata
site	museum	1903	Becky Falls	zoo, waterfall, tourist attraction	Wikidata
site	museum	1923	Paignton Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1926	Coleton Fishacre	English country house, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1930	Castle Drogo	English country house, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1949	Dartmouth Museum	local museum, maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Bicton Park Countryside Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Fairlynch Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Topsham Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1968	Dartmoor Zoological Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1969	Dawlish Museum	building, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Salcombe Maritime Museum	maritime museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	World of Country Life	museum, tourist attraction	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	The Cider Press Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Museum of The History Of The Fishing Industry	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Exmouth Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Bygones	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Golden Hind Museum Ship	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Newton Abbot Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	House of Marbles	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	Dartmoor Prison Museum	prison museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Bill Douglas Cinema Museum	film museum, research center, academic archive, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	Brixham Battery Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Living Coasts	zoo, charitable organization	Wikidata
commons	image		1324886 I COMPTON CASTLE, SE corner of fortification Marldon 20250902 0011		Commons
commons	image		1324886 I COMPTON CASTLE, N side Marldon 20250902 0004		Commons
commons	image		1324886 I COMPTON CASTLE, S fortification wall Marldon 20250902 0003		Commons
commons	image		1324886 I COMPTON CASTLE, S side looking W Marldon 20250902 0002		Commons
commons	image		1324886 I COMPTON CASTLE, N side Marldon 20250902 0016		Commons
commons	image		1324886 I COMPTON CASTLE, S entrance Marldon 20250902 0001		Commons
commons	image		1324886 I COMPTON CASTLE, S side Marldon 20250902 0008		Commons
commons	image		1324886 I COMPTON CASTLE, kitchen building, seen from W Marldon 20250902 0007		Commons
commons	image		1324886 I COMPTON CASTLE, NE corner of fortification Marldon 20250902 0010		Commons
commons	image		1324886 I COMPTON CASTLE, E fortification wall Marldon 20250902 0002		Commons