Chilson

Chilson
Cottages in Chilson
Chilson
Chilson shown within Oxfordshire
Population	141 (parish, including Shorthampton) (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SP3119
Civil parish	Chilson
District	West Oxfordshire
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Chipping Norton
Postcode district	OX7

Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central

EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Witney
List of places UK England Oxfordshire 51°52′23″N 1°32′10″W / 51.873°N 1.536°W / 51.873; -1.536Coordinates: 51°52′23″N 1°32′10″W / 51.873°N 1.536°W / 51.873; -1.536

Chilson is a hamlet and civil parish in the Evenlode Valley in West Oxfordshire, England, about 4 ¹⁄₂ miles (7 km) south of Chipping Norton. The civil parish also includes the hamlet of Shorthampton, about ²⁄₅ mile (1 km) north east of Chilson. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 141.

The toponym, first recorded as Cildestuna in about 1200, is derived from the Old English ċildes tūn, meaning "estate of the young nobleman".