Chilbolton
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.1569°N 1.4387°W
Static image nameVillage Street, Chilbolton - geograph.org.uk - 822967.jpg
Population1,010
Shire districtTest Valley
Shire countyHampshire
RegionSouth East England
Constituency westminsterRomsey
Civil parishChilbolton
Post townStockbridge
Postcode areaSO
Postcode districtSO20
Dial code01264
Os grid referenceSU392399

Chilbolton is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, near to Stockbridge. 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; 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".

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