Chilton
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People
Surname- Chilton (surname)Chilton (surname)Chilton is an English surname. Notable persons with the surname Chilton include:* Allenby Chilton , English football player* Alex Chilton , American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer* Bart Chilton Chilton is an English surname. Notable persons with the surname Chilton include:* Allenby...
Given name
- Chilton AllanChilton AllanChilton Allan was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia before moving with his mother to Winchester, Kentucky in 1797. He attended the common schools, and also received private instructions. After this, he served an apprenticeship of three years as...
(1786-1858), American lawyer and politician - Charles Chilton MooreCharles Chilton MooreCharles Chilton Moore was an American atheist, and the editor of the Blue Grass Blade, one of the United States' first newspapers promoting atheism....
- Chilton PriceChilton PriceChilton Price was a songwriter, primarily known for country music songs which became pop music hits as well....
- Joseph Chilton PearceJoseph Chilton PearceJoseph Chilton Pearce is an American author of a number of books on child development. He prefers the name "Joe".He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II...
Place Names
England- Chilton, BuckinghamshireChilton, BuckinghamshireChilton is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the west of the county, about north of Thame in Oxfordshire. Chilton parish includes the hamlet of Easington .-Manor:The toponym "Chilton" is derived from the Old English for "young man's farm"...
- Chilton, County DurhamChilton, County DurhamChilton is a town in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the east of Bishop Auckland and a short distance to the south of Ferryhill, on the A167. The bypass on the A167 opened on 20 June 2005, cutting down the traffic through Chilton by up to 80%.-History:Chilton was originally a...
- Great ChiltonGreat ChiltonGreat Chilton is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the east of Bishop Auckland, near Chilton....
- Chilton LaneChilton LaneChilton Lane is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the south-east of Ferryhill, and immediately to the south of Ferryhill Station. Nearby are Great Chilton, East Chilton, Chilton Grange and Little Chilton.-History:...
- Chilton MoorChilton MoorChilton Moor is located between Houghton le Spring and Fencehouses on the Tyne and Wear/County Durham county boundary. The name of the village differs depending on whom you speak to , but both are acceptable....
- Great Chilton
- Chilton, Kent
- Chilton, OxfordshireChilton, OxfordshireChilton is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse about southwest of Didcot. The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1974 local government boundary changes transferred the Vale of White Horse to Oxfordshire....
- Chilton, SuffolkChilton, SuffolkChilton is a civil parish on the eastern outskirts of Sudbury in Suffolk, England.Once a normal village, Chilton today consists of scattered clusters of housing and an isolated Church of St Mary, and is a prime example of a deserted medieval village....
- Chilton CandoverChilton CandoverChilton Candover is a village in Hampshire, England. It has an acreage of 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 and tiles...
, Hampshire - Chilton CanteloChilton CanteloChilton Cantelo is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Yeo north of Yeovil and east of Ilchester in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 132...
, Somerset - Chilton FoliatChilton FoliatChilton Foliat is a village and civil parish on the River Kennet in Wiltshire. 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 northwest of the Berkshire market town of Hungerford.-Parish church:The Church of...
, Wiltshire - Chilton PoldenChilton PoldenChilton Polden is a rural village and civil parish, situated close to Edington on the Somerset Levels to the north of the Polden Hills in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England.-History:...
, Somerset - Chilton Street, Suffolk
- Chilton TrinityChilton TrinityChilton Trinity is a village and civil parish on the River Parrett, north of Bridgwater in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England.-History:Iron age and Roman pottery have been found at Chilton village...
, Somerset
United States
- Chilton, TexasChilton, TexasChilton is an unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas, United States. It had a population of 911 at the 2010 census.The Chilton Independent School District serves area students....
- Chilton, WisconsinChilton, WisconsinChilton is a city in and county seat of Calumet County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 3,708 at the 2000 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Chilton.-History:...
, a city partly within the town of Chilton - Chilton (town), WisconsinChilton (town), WisconsinChilton is a town in Calumet County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,130 at the 2000 census. The City of Chilton, Wisconsin is located partially within the town...
- Chilton County, AlabamaChilton County, Alabama-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*84.1% White*9.7% Black*0.4% Native American*0.3% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.2% Two or more races*7.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
Other
- Chilton Times-JournalChilton Times-JournalThe Chilton Times-Journal is a weekly newspaper based in Chilton, Wisconsin. The Thursday paper is primarily distributed in Calumet County, Wisconsin. It has a circulation of approximately 4400. The newspaper is owned by Calumet Publishing....
, newspaper in Wisconsin - USS Chilton (APA-38)USS Chilton (APA-38)USS Chilton was a Bayfield-class attack transport. Her dangerous task was to deliver troops to the battle front, and to recover and care for the wounded...
- Frederick ChiltonFrederick ChiltonDr. Frederick Chilton is a fictional character appearing in Thomas Harris' novels Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs.-Red Dragon:...
, fictional character in Thomas Harris's Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs - Chilton Academy is a fictional prep school in the TV drama series Gilmore GirlsGilmore GirlsGilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...
. - Chilton Publishing CompanyChilton Publishing CompanyChilton Company is a former publishing company, most famous for its trade magazines, and automotive manuals. It also provided conference and market research services to a wide variety of industries...
- 2221 Chilton2221 Chilton2221 Chilton is a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered on August 25, 1976 at the Harvard College Observatory. The asteroid was named in honor of Jean Chilton McCrosky, the wife of Harvard-Smithsonian astronomer Richard E. McCrosky....
, an asteroid - Chilton AircraftChilton AircraftChilton Aircraft Ltd was a British aircraft design and manufacturing company of the late 1930s and 1940s.-Foundation:The company was founded in early 1937 by two ex de Havilland Technical School students and Old Etonians, the Hon. Andrew Dalrymple, the son of Sir John Dalrymple 12th Earl of Stair,...
, a Britisn aircraft manufacturer