Chilbolton

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

Chilbolton
Chilbolton  Chilbolton shown within Hampshire
Population	1,010 [1]
OS grid reference	SU392399
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. 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 2008-02-27. 

External links

• Chilbolton & Wherwell Web Site