Chilton, Buckinghamshire
Coordinates: 51°47′53″N 1°00′29″W / 51.798°N 1.008°W
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Chilton shown within Buckinghamshire |
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| Population | 347 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SP6811 |
| Civil parish | Chilton |
| District | Aylesbury Vale |
| Shire county | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Aylesbury |
| Postcode district | HP18 |
| Dialling code | 01844 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Aylesbury |
| List of places: UK • England • Buckinghamshire | |
Chilton is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the west of the county, about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Thame in Oxfordshire. Chilton parish includes the hamlet of Easington (not to be confused with the Oxfordshire village of Easington).
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[edit] Manor
The toponym "Chilton" is derived from the Old English for "young man's farm".[citation needed] The Domesday Book of 1086 records it as Ciltone.[2] It evolved via the forms Chiltone in the 12th century and Schelton in the 18th century before reaching its present form.[2]
Before the Norman conquest of England Alric, son of Goding, a thegn of Edward the Confessor, held the manors of Chilton and Easington.[2] However, the Domesday Book records that by 1086 the Norman baron Walter Giffard held the two manors.[2]
[edit] Parish church
The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin was originally a 12th century Norman building but few details survive from that period.[2] The chancel and south transept are 13th century, the Decorated Gothic tower forms the north transept[3] and is mid-14th century.[2] The nave,[4] chancel arch and chancel roof were renewed in the 15th century.[2] The Perpendicular Gothic south chapel was added in about 1520.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Area selected: Aylesbury Vale (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do;jsessionid=X58WTK8QDMzr1T0bFqfhngYBZY2Q2bm6Y9dS2Cwvhgb7dJ0pm1NV!-857689500!1321876528938?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790323. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Page 1927, pp. 22–27.
- ^ Pevsner 1973, p. 95.
- ^ Reed 1979, p. 138.
[edit] Sources
- Page, W.H., ed. (1927). A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 22–27.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1973) [1966]. Buckinghamshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 95–96. ISBN 0 14 071019 1.
- Reed, Michael (1979). Hoskins, W.G.; Millward, Roy. eds. The Buckinghamshire Landscape. The Making of the English Landscape. London: Hodder & Stoughton. pp. 74, 138. ISBN 0-340-19044-2.
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