Chilton may refer to:
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Chilton (surname) Chilton is an English language, English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Alex Chilton (1950–2010), American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, the lead singer of the Box Tops
*Allenby Chilton (1918–1996), English f ...
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Chilton Allan
Chilton Allan (April 6, 1786 – September 3, 1858) was a United States Representative from Kentucky.
Biography
He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia on April 6, 1786, before moving with his mother to Winchester, Kentucky in 1797. He attende ...
(1786-1858), American lawyer and politician
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Chilton C. Baker (1874-1967), American politician
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Charles Chilton Moore
Charles Chilton Moore (December 20, 1837 – February 7, 1906) was an American atheist, and the editor of the ''Blue Grass Blade'', one of the United States' first newspapers promoting atheism. Due to his criticisms of religion, he was dubbed ...
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Chilton Price
Chilton Price (December 25, 1913 – January 14, 2010) was an American songwriter, primarily known for country music songs, which became pop music hits.
She was born Chilton Searcy near Fern Creek, Kentucky, the daughter of Chesley Hunter Sea ...
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Joseph Chilton Pearce
Joseph Chilton Pearce (January 14, 1926 – August 23, 2016) was an American author of a number of books on human development and child development and is best known for his books, ''The Crack in the Cosmic Egg'' (1971), ''Magical Child'' (1977) ...
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Chilton A. White
Chilton Allen White (February 6, 1826 – December 7, 1900) was an American white supremacist, lawyer, and politician. He was a Democrat and a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1861 to 1865.
Early life and education
Born in Georgetown, Ohio, Wh ...
(1826-1900), American lawyer and politician
Place names
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Chilton, Buckinghamshire
Chilton 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 (not to be confused with the Oxf ...
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Chilton, County Durham
Chilton 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 Ch ...
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Great Chilton
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Chilton Lane
Chilton Lane 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 Lane was developed as a ...
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Chilton Moor
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Chilton, Kent, a
location
In geography, location or place are used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ...
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Chilton, Oxfordshire
Chilton 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. The 2011 Census ...
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Chilton, Suffolk
Chilton 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 ...
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Chilton Candover, Hampshire
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Chilton Cantelo
Chilton 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 445. The parish also includes the village of Ashingto ...
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Chilton Foliat
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 northwest of the ...
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Chilton Polden
Chilton Polden is a rural village and civil parish, situated close to Edington, Somerset, Edington on the Somerset Levels to the north of the Polden Hills in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England.
History
The name of the village is though ...
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Chilton Street, Suffolk
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Chilton Trinity
Chilton 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. The name Chilton implies a settlement ...
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Chilton, Missouri
Chilton is an unincorporated community in central Carter County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located just north of the Current River, approximately six miles southeast of Van Buren.
History
Chilton was plat
In the Un ...
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Chilton, Texas
Chilton is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas, United States. It had a population of 776 at the 2020 census.
It is located in western Falls County. U.S. Route 77 forms the western edge of the commu ...
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Chilton, Wisconsin
Chilton is a city in and county seat of Calumet County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 4,080 at the 2020 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Chilton.
History
The first residents of Chilton were Africa ...
, a city partly within the town of Chilton
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Chilton (town), Wisconsin
Chilton is a town in Calumet County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,143 at the 2010 census. The City of Chilton is located partially within the town. The unincorporated community of Brant is located in the town.
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Chilton County, Alabama
Chilton County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,014. The county seat is Clanton. Its name is in honor of William Parish Chilton, Sr. (1810–1871), a lawyer ...
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Chilton Times-Journal
The Chilton Times-Journal is a weekly newspaper based in Chilton, Wisconsin
Chilton is a city in and county seat of Calumet County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 4,080 at the 2020 census. The city is located partially w ...
'', newspaper in Chilton, Wisconsin
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USS ''Chilton'' (APA-38)
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Frederick Chilton
Dr. Frederick Chilton is a fictional character appearing in Thomas Harris' novels '' Red Dragon'' (1981) and '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1988), along with the film and television adaptations of Harris's novels.
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''Red Dragon''
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, 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 Girls
''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagshi ...
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Chilton Company
Chilton Company (AKA Chilton Printing Co., Chilton Publishing Co., Chilton Book Co. and Chilton Research Services) is a former publishing company, most famous for its trade magazines, and automotive manuals. It also provided conference and market ...
, a publisher commonly known for their automotive maintenance manuals
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2221 Chilton, an asteroid
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Chilton Aircraft
Chilton 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 former de Havilland Technical School students and Old Etonians, the Hon. Andrew ...
, a British aircraft manufacturer
See also
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Chiltern (disambiguation)
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Shilton (disambiguation)
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