COMPTON-VALLENCE, a parish in the liberty of
FRAMPTON, Bridport division of the county of DORSET,
7 miles (W.N.W.) from Dorchester, containing 86
inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry
of Dorset, and diocese of Bristol, rated in the
king's books at £12. 5. 2j., and in the patronage of
R. Williams, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Thomas
a Becket, is a small building with a plain tower.
The village, which is situated on the banks of a small
stream, was formerly more considerable than it is at
present.