Chilbolton

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Chilbolton
Chilbolton (Hampshire)
Chilbolton

Chilbolton shown within Hampshire
Population 1,010 [1]
OS grid reference SU392399
Parish Chilbolton
District Test Valley
Shire county Hampshire
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Stockbridge
Postcode district SO20
Dialling code 01264
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
European Parliament South East England
UK Parliament Romsey
List of places: UKEnglandHampshire

Coordinates: 51°09′25″N 1°26′19″W / 51.1569, -1.4387

Chilbolton is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, near to Stockbridge. 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 church. The Chilbolton village hall is located on Eastman's Field, a small housing estate just off of Drove road.

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  1. ^ Parish Headcounts, Area: Chilbolton CP. Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics (2001). Retrieved on 2008-02-27.

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