Chilton Candover Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:B road at Chilton Candover - geograph.org.uk - 99037.jpg
Official Name:Chilton Candover
Coordinates:51.1578°N -1.1543°W
Population:27
Population Ref:[1]
Civil Parish:Candovers
Shire District:Basingstoke and Deane
Shire County:Hampshire
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Winchester
Post Town:ALRESFORD
Postcode District:SO24
Postcode Area:SO
Dial Code:01962
Os Grid Reference:SU5924140174

Chilton Candover is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Candovers,[2] in the Basingstoke and Deane district, in the county of Hampshire, England. It has an acreage of 1451acres and sits in the valley of the River Alre. The village is situated on the main road from Basingstoke to Winchester, and consists of a few scattered houses built of brick and roofed with slate, thatch and tiles. To the north lies an underground churchyard enclosed by a flint stone wall, now abandoned and overgrown with weeds. In 1931 the parish had a population of 68.[3]

Its nearest town is New Alresford, 5.5miles away from the village. Its nearest railway station is the restored Watercress Line, at New Alresford.

Governance

The village of Chilton Candover is part of the Upton Grey and the Candovers ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.[4] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council. On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished to form "Candovers".[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census data . 4 July 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140416180758/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=795215&c=SO24+9QF&d=16&e=15&g=453299&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 . 16 April 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire . 2008 . 26 October 2010.
  3. Web site: Population statistics Chilton Candover AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 15 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Basingstoke and Deane Wards info . 2010 . 26 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101024232035/http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/council/councillors/wardsinfo.htm . 24 October 2010 .
  5. Web site: Alresford Registration District. UKBMD. 15 May 2023.