Chilbolton
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Civil parish
- Chilbolton
| Chilbolton | |
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 Village street, Chilbolton | |
  Chilbolton Location within Hampshire | |
| Population | 1,010 [1] 988 (2011 Census)[2] |
| OS grid reference | SU392399 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stockbridge |
| Postcode district | SO20 |
| Dialling code | 01264 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
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; it is noticeable for its low tower. The River Test runs through Chilbolton Common.
Chilbolton is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 under the name Cilbodentune.
Chilbolton has an inn called "The Abbot’s Mitre".
