Located about eight miles north of Banbury just off the main A423 Banbury to Coventry road. A short hop from the main road past the Fenny Wharf pub brings you to the village. The pub was previously named The George & Dragon until 1996

Fenny Compton is on the Oxford canal, but the 'Fenny Compton Tunnel' has been open to daylight for over 100 years.

About 1,000 people call Fenny Compton home today and it is served by two pubs, the Wharf just outside the village and the Merry Lion within it.

There is also a village shop and a post office, a doctor's surgery and a pre-school nursery.

Banbury, Leamington Spa and Stratford are all within easy reach, as well as the M40 while Neighbouring villages are Northend, Burton Dassett, Farnborough and Avon Dassett.

There has been a school in the village for more than a century but the current Dassett Church of England Primary School opened in 1996, amalgamating pupils from other schools in the area which had been closed.

The parish church of St Peter and St Clare is a majestic church in the local Hornton stone, with parts dating to the early 14th century, although there is a Domesday Book of a priest in the village in the 11th century. Folklore suggests that holes in the door of the church were caused by musket balls shot by soldiers in the Civil War battle at Edge Hill.

Of interest nearby
* Upton House, now owned by the National Trust has a fine collection of pictures and porcelain.
* The National Herb Centre.
* The Castle Inn, also known as The Round Tower, or Radway Tower, lies on the summit of Edgehill, some 700 feet above sea level. The Octagonal Tower was started in 1742 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Edgehill and was opened on 3rd September, 1750, the anniversary of Oliver Cromwell's death.

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