Compton Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of West Firle
Historical Forms
- Contone 1086 DB
- Cuntuna 1165 P
- Cumton, Cumptona 1174 P
- Cumpton in parochia de Westferle 1280 FF
Etymology
Compton Wood (6″) is Contone 1086 DB, Cuntuna 1165 P, Cumton , Cumptona 1174 P, Cumpton in parochia de Westferle 1280 FF, v. cumb , tun . Occasionally called Compton Berwick or Barwick and Berwick St John from the holding of the Knights Hospitallers (i.e. of St John of Jerusalem) (W.B.).