Chilbolton | |
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Village street, Chilbolton |
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Chilbolton shown within Hampshire | |
Population | 1,010 988 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | SU392399 |
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District | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | |
Postcode district | SO20 |
Dialling code | 01264 |
Police | Hampshire |
Fire | Hampshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
EU Parliament | South East England |
UK Parliament | |
Chilbolton is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, near to . It is situated 18 miles (29 km) north of Southampton and 4 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.