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, £3,166. 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.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
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