Chilson Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Cottages_in_Chilson_-_geograph.org.uk_-_31705.jpg
Static Image Caption:Cottages in Chilson
Coordinates:51.873°N -1.536°W
Official Name:Chilson
Population:141
Population Ref:(parish, including Shorthampton) (2011 Census)
Civil Parish:Chilson
Shire District:West Oxfordshire
Shire County:Oxfordshire
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Banbury
Post Town:Chipping Norton
Postcode District:OX7
Postcode Area:OX
Os Grid Reference:SP3119

Chilson is a hamlet and civil parish in the Evenlode Valley in West Oxfordshire, England, about NaNmiles south of Chipping Norton. The civil parish also includes the hamlet of Shorthampton, about NaNmiles 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".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Area: Chilson (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics . . . 7 August 2015.