# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Talk: The Early History of Compton
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 19 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Another chance to hear this talk (first delivered on Wednesday 12th February at the Museum) by local historian David Peacock. He will take a selective look at the history of the Compton area from prehistory to the Tudor period. Including a Roman pottery industry, the Battle of Ashdown, Domesday records and Tudor sheep-farming.

David Peacock has researched, written about and taught the history of West Berkshire and the Newbury area for many years. 
 
Bookings close at 4pm the day before the talk. Talk to 
complement the current Focus On Compton special exhibition. This talk was previously delivered at the Museum on Wednesday 12 February.

Book online: https://tinyurl.com/36ydt332

West Berkshire Museum | Wednesday 19 November | 7pm  | £5
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- **Event Categories**: exhibitions
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://tinyurl.com/36ydt332?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=newbury-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Newbury
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: West Berkshire Museum
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- **full address**: West Berkshire Museum, Museum, Wharf Street, Newbury, RG14 5AP, United Kingdom

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- **organizer**: West Berkshire Museum (https://allevents.in/org/west-berkshire-museum/25965424)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 19 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** West Berkshire Museum, Museum, Wharf Street, Newbury, RG14 5AP, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** West Berkshire Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** exhibitions
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Talk: The Early History of Compton ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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