Comp, Kent

Comp is a hamlet in the civil parishes of Platt and Offham, in the Tonbridge and Malling district, in the county of Kent, England.

Comp
Great Comp Gardens
Comp Location within Kent
Civil parish	Platt Offham
District	Tonbridge and Malling
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Sevenoaks
Postcode district	TN15
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Tonbridge[1]
List of places UK England Kent 51°17′06″N 0°20′18″E

History

In 1240, the town was known as Camp de Wrotha (an abbreviation of Wrotham). It then was Caumpes in 1251 and Compe in 1461.^[2]

The name is derived from the Old English word 'Camp' meaning campus or field.^[2]

Location

It is near the town of Sevenoaks, the villages of Borough Green, Platt, Wrotham Heath and the hamlet of Crouch. It is near the Mereworth Woods, and Valley Wood and on Comp Lane (a minor road).

Transport

For transport there is the Borough Green & Wrotham railway station, and the A25, the A20, the A227 road and the M26, M20 and M25 motorways nearby.

Places of interest

It has a garden called Great Comp.^[3]