Chilbolton is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, near to Stockbridge. It is situated north of Southampton and 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".
See also Chilbolton Observatory
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chilbolton.news Chilbolton and Wherwell Community Magazine ANY-village for Chilbolton Chilbolton Parish Council The Abbots Mitre Chilbolton and Cottonworth Trail