COMPTON-MARTIN, a parish in the hundred of
CHEWTON, county of SOMERSET, 8 miles (N.) from
Wells, containing 534 inhabitants. The living is a rectory,
with the perpetual curacy of Nempnett-Thrubwell
annexed, in the archdeaconry of Bath, and diocese of
Bath and Wells, rated in the king's books at £10. 6. 8.,
and in the patronage of the Duke of Buckingham. The
church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a fine specimen of
the Norman style of architecture, and the interior is
particularly neat. John King, in 1773, bequeathed an
annuity of £1 for a charity school, which was established
in 1776, and is endowed with about £13 per
annum. The village lies at the edge of an extensive
valley'under the north ridge of Mendip, and derives its
adjunct from its ancient proprietors.