Chilton Foliat
| Chilton Foliat | |
| 240px St. Mary's parish church |
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 Chilton Foliat
Chilton Foliat shown within Wiltshire |
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| Population | 363 (in 2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SU3270 |
| Civil parish | Chilton Foliat |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Ceremonial county | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Hungerford |
| Postcode district | RG17 |
| Dialling code | 01488 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | Devizes |
| Website | Welcome to www.chiltonfoliat.com |
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Chilton Foliat is a village and civil parish on the River Kennet in Wiltshire, England. The parish is in the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is on the county boundary with West Berkshire and is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of the Berkshire market town of Hungerford.
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Parish church
The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary may date from the 12th century.[2] It was restored by Benjamin Ferrey in 1845.[2][3]
The church was the location of the 2008 memorial service for Gerald Ward, godfather to Prince Harry; the service was attended by the Prince with the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.[4]
Amenities
The village has one public house, The Wheatsheaf. The parish has a Church of England primary school.[5]
Television appearances
The 1987 BBC Television programme The Victorian Kitchen Garden was filmed at Chilton Foliat,[6] featuring the head gardener Harry Dodson (1919–2005).
Chilton Foliat is referred to in the HBO series Band of Brothers as the location where Captain Herbert Sobel was sent to train non-combat military support personnel who needed paratrooper training.
See also
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Crowley, 1999, pages 88-109
- ↑ Pevsner & Cherry, 1975, page166
- ↑ Daily Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/royalty/3130496/Memorial-service-for-Prince-Harrys-godfather-Gerald-Ward.html?image=6
- ↑ Chilton Foliat CE VA Primary School
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Sources
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External links
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- Wiltshire County Council Website page on Chilton Foliat, retrieved 21:00 Oct 12, 2004 (UTC)
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