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.
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Village street, Chilbolton | |
Chilbolton Location within Hampshire | |
| Population | 1,010 988 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SU392399 |
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| 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 |
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Chilbolton is recorded in the Domesday Book under the name Cilbodentune.
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