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Until the 1960s a single house remained standing adjacent to the church. Although the church is redundant, services are still held three times a year.
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on 23 March 1944. With three runways, the airfield was home to the USAAF 486th Bomber Group (now evolved into the
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It is unclear why the village was abandoned, though it is speculated that it may have been caused by the
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an airfield was built largely within the parish. Initially called Airfield 174, it was later renamed
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Once a normal village, Chilton today consists of scattered clusters of housing and an isolated
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In 2011 the parish had a population of 367. 1261: 1115: 1044: 651: 630: 228: 216: 206: 192: 174: 156: 138: 122: 106: 95: 87: 79: 23: 422:. It was completed in 1943 and handed over to the 471:"Local Area Report – Chilton Parish (E04009083)" 437:The hall, previously home to the grandmother of 608: 346:agricultural settlement. The name Chilton is 8: 615: 601: 593: 20: 548:. 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St Mary's Church
Chilton is located in Suffolk
Suffolk
Density
OS grid reference
TL891429
Civil parish
District
Babergh
Shire county
Suffolk
Region
East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Sudbury
Postcode district
CO10
UK
England
Suffolk
52°02′46″N 0°45′11″E / 52.046°N 0.753°E / 52.046; 0.753
civil parish
Sudbury
Babergh
Suffolk
Church of St Mary

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