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Chilbolton

Coordinates: 51°09′25″N 1°26′19″W / 51.1569°N 1.4387°W / 51.1569; -1.4387
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The C12 church of St. Mary The Less, at Chilbolton, Hampshire, England. September 2024.
The C12 church of St. Mary The Less, at Chilbolton, Hampshire, England. September 2024.

Chilbolton
Village street, Chilbolton
Chilbolton is located in Hampshire
Chilbolton
Chilbolton
Location within Hampshire
Population1,010 [1]
988 (2011 Census)[2]
OS grid referenceSU392399
Civil parish
  • Chilbolton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStockbridge
Postcode districtSO20
Dialling code01264
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
51°09′25″N 1°26′19″W / 51.1569°N 1.4387°W / 51.1569; -1.4387

Chilbolton is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, near to Stockbridge. It is situated 18 miles (29 km) north of Southampton and four 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.

Chilbolton has an inn called "The Abbots Mitre".

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References

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  1. ^ "Parish Headcounts, Area: Chilbolton CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2001. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for Natiuonal Statistics. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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