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Chilton, Buckinghamshire

Chilton is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the west of the county, about four miles north of Thame in Oxfordshire.

The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'young man's farm'. It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ciltone.

The hamlet of Easington (which is often confused with the village of Easington, Oxfordshire) lies within the parish border of Chilton.