Compton Abbas is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England.

It is sited on greensand strata on the edge of the Blackmore Vale,[2] below the chalk downs of Cranborne Chase.

The tower of the Church of St Mary in East Compton is a Grade I listed building.

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.