Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: West Oxfordshire · Region: South East
Explore Chilson, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Chilson map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Chilson, Oxfordshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Chilson |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | West Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.872744 |
| Longitude | -1.538422 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Chilson emerges from the limestone ridges of West Oxfordshire as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the pale, weathered stone of the Cotswolds. It lies 2.4 miles west of Charlbury (from Charlbury: bearing 270°T, OS grid SP 318 194), and is situated east-north-east of Ascott-under-Wychwood village. The terrain here rises and falls with a rhythmic grace, carrying the eye toward the ancient, wooded horizon of Wychwood Forest where the shadows gather deep and cool. To the west, the landscape holds the memory of medieval fortification in the earthworks of Ascott D'Oyley, where the ground rises in a silent, grassy mound against the sky. The light in Chilson possesses a particular clarity, catching the sharp edges of garden walls and turning the local stone to a soft, honeyed gold as the sun begins its descent. Beyond the immediate fields, the damp, fertile air of Ranger’s Marsh drifts toward the hamlet, bringing the scent of reeds and running water to the lanes. Chilson remains a place of enduring earth and stone, where the architecture of the houses reflects the geology of the ground beneath them. This quietude is the defining character of the hamlet, allowing the passage of seasons to mark the time far more than the clocks of the modern world.
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Explore Chilson, Oxfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.872744, -1.538422. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |