Chilcomb
| Chilcomb | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Chilcomb | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU507284 |
| Location: | 51°3’12"N, 1°16’36"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 91 (2011) |
| Post town: | Winchester |
| Postcode: | SO21 |
| Dialling code: | 01962 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Winchester |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Winchester |
Chilcomb is a small village in Hampshire, three miles east of Winchester. The South Downs Way long-distance footpath runs through the village.
The village is nestled in a bowl south of the River Itchen surrounded by chalk downs. The north of the parish is crossed by the A31 between Winchester and New Alresford. The M3 motorway runs close to the west of the parish. The village is based around a no through road which ends at the top of the hill.
The INTECH science centre is located on the northern edge of the parish.
History and heritage
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The nearby bowl barrow on Telegraph Hill along the South Downs Way just east of the village centre shows prehistoric settlement.[1]
The village has a small Norman church, St Andrew's, built between 1120 and 1140,[2] which has a graveyard with views over Winchester. It holds an annual church fete.
The grandest secular building of the village is The Manor House[3] More modest is a thatched cottage known just as 'The Thatched Cottage'.[4]
Chilcomb range
Chilcomb range is a Ministry of Defence shooting range to the south of the village. The range has 12 lanes and firing points from 50m to 500m. Targets are both manual and automatic with the ETR coffins in front of the mantlet.
The range is used by Army and Royal Navy units for personal weapon training in daylight and at night.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1012635: Bowl barrow on Telegraph Hill (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1095907: Church of St Andrew (Grade I listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1350452: The Manor House (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1350454: The Thatched Cottage (Grade II listing)