Chilbolton
Chilbolton | |
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Village street, Chilbolton | |
Location within Hampshire | |
Population | 1,010 [1] 988 (2011 Census)[2] |
OS grid reference | SU392399 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Stockbridge |
Postcode district | SO20 |
Dialling code | 01264 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Chilbolton is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, near to Stockbridge. It is situated 18 miles (29 km) north of Southampton and 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Andover. Its most notable feature is the Chilbolton Observatory situated on the disused RAF Chilbolton airfield. The parish church of St Mary the Less dates back to the 12th century, on the site of an earlier wooden church. The River Test runs through Chilbolton Common.
Chilbolton is recorded in the Domesday Book under the name Cilbodentune.
References
- ^ "Parish Headcounts, Area: Chilbolton CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2001. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for Natiuonal Statistics. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chilbolton.
- Chilbolton and Wherwell Website
- ANY-village for Chilbolton
- Publications featuring Chilbolton
- The Abbots Mitre Chilbolton and Cottonworth Trail