Chilbolton
Chilbolton is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, near to Stockbridge. It is situated 18 miles (29 km) north of Southampton and four miles (6.4 km) south of Andover. 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 River Test runs through Chilbolton Common.
Chilbolton is recorded in the Domesday Book under the name Cilbodentune.
Chilbolton has an inn called "The Abbots Mitre".
See also
References
- ^ "Parish Headcounts, Area: Chilbolton CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2001. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for Natiuonal Statistics. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
External links
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- Chilbolton and Wherwell Community Magazine
- ANY-village for Chilbolton
- Chilbolton Parish Council
- The Abbots Mitre Chilbolton and Cottonworth Trail
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