Coordinates: 51°09′25″N 1°26′19″W / 51.1569°N 1.4387°W
| Chilbolton | |
  Chilbolton
Chilbolton shown within Hampshire |
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| Population | 1,010 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Chilbolton |
| District | Test Valley |
| Shire county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stockbridge |
| SO20 | |
| Dialling code | 01264 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European 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. The Chilbolton village hall is located on Eastman's Field, a small housing estate just off of Drove road.
Chilbolton is recorded in the Domesday Book under the name Cilbodentune.
References
- ^ "Parish Headcounts, Area: Chilbolton CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2001. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=795145&c=Chilbolton&d=16&e=15&g=452726&i=1001x1003x1004&k=Stockbridge&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1204205347515&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
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