OS grid reference SP3119 Sovereign state United Kingdom | Civil parish Chilson UK parliament constituency Witney | |
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Population 141 (parish, including Shorthampton) (2011 Census) | ||
Chilson is a hamlet and civil parish in the Evenlode Valley in West Oxfordshire, England, about 4 1⁄2 miles (7 km) south of Chipping Norton. The civil parish also includes the hamlet of Shorthampton, about 2⁄5 mile (1 km) north east of Chilson. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 141.
Map of Chilson, Chipping Norton, UK
The toponym, first recorded as Cildestuna in about 1200, is derived from the Old English ċildes tūn, meaning "estate of the young nobleman".
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