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Chilbolton
Population1,010 [1]
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
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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

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