Compton Abbas is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England. It lies south of the town of Shaftesbury. It is sited on greensand strata on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, below the chalk downs of Cranborne Chase. On top of these hills is Compton Abbas Airfield. The A350 road between Wiltshire and the south coast passes through the village. In the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 216..
Politics
Compton Abbas is part of the North Dorset constituency for elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Compton Abbas is part of the Beacon ward for elections to Dorset Council.