OS grid reference SU392399 Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 01264 | Civil parish Chilbolton Local time Sunday 12:16 AM UK parliament constituency Romsey | |
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Population 1,010 988 (2011 Census) Weather 6°C, Wind SW at 21 km/h, 83% Humidity | ||
Chilbolton observatory one of hampshire s finest abandoned airfields
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. The River Test runs through Chilbolton Common.
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- Chilbolton observatory one of hampshire s finest abandoned airfields
- Map of Chilbolton Stockbridge UK
- References
Map of Chilbolton, Stockbridge, UK
Chilbolton is recorded in the Domesday Book under the name Cilbodentune.
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Chilbolton Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA