Place:


Chalton  Hampshire

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chalton like this:

CHALTON, or Chalkton, a parish in Catherington district, Hants; on the verge of the county, 2¾ miles NNW of Rowland's Castle r. station, and 5½ S by W of Petersfield. It includes the chapelry of Idsworth; and its Post Town is Horndean. Acres, 1,723. Real property, £1,261. Pop., 619. ...


Houses, 125. The property is all in one estate. Part of the surface is high, and bears the name of Chalton Down. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Idsworth and the rectory of Clanfield, in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £600.* Patron, King's College, Cambridge. The church is ancient, and was repaired in 1859.

Chalton through time

Chalton is now part of East Hampshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Hampshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Chalton itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chalton in East Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5699

Date accessed: 29th March 2024


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