Chilbolton
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 | |
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 Village street, Chilbolton | |
  Chilbolton Location within Hampshire | |
| Population | 1,010 [1] 988 (2011 Census)[2] |
| OS grid reference | SU392399 |
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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 |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Chilbolton is recorded in the Domesday Book under the name Cilbodentune.
See also
References
- "Parish Headcounts, Area: Chilbolton CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2001. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for Natiuonal Statistics. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
External links
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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
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