Chilson
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 Cottages in Chilson |
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  Chilson |
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| Population | 141 (parish, including Shorthampton) (2011 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | SP3119 |
| Civil parish | Chilson |
| District | West Oxfordshire |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Chipping Norton |
| Postcode district | OX7 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Witney |
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Coordinates: 51°52′23″N 1°32′10″W / 51.873°N 1.536°W
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.[1]
The toponym, first recorded as Cildestuna in about 1200, is derived from the Old English ċildes tūn, meaning "estate of the young nobleman".[2]
References
- ↑ "Area: Chilson (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Watts, Victor, ed. (2010), "Chilson", The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
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