In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chilbolton like this:
CHILBOLTON, a parish in Andover district, Hants; on the river Anton, near the andover railway, 4 miles SSE of Andover. It has a post office under Winchester. Acres, 3, 100. Real property, £, 166. Pop., 398. Houses, 73. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged at Domesday to the Bishop of Winchester. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £430.* Patron, the Bishop of Winchester. The church is early English, well restored; and has a modern tower. Charities, £25. Sir William Jones, the Oriental traveller, was for some time a resident.
Chilbolton through time
Chilbolton is now part of Test Valley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Test Valley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Chilbolton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chilbolton, in Test Valley and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5552
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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