Chilbolton

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

Village street, Chilbolton
Chilbolton

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

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 wooden church.

Chilbolton is recorded in the Domesday Book under the name Cilbodentune.

References

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

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