{{Short description|Village in Dorset, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name = Chilfrome | country = England | region = South West England | static_image = Chilfrome, parish church of the Holy Trinity - geograph.org.uk - 503885.jpg | static_image_width = 237px | static_image_caption = Parish church of the Holy Trinity | population = 40 | population_ref = <ref name=dcc>{{cite web|url=https://www.dorsetforyou.com/344882|title=Parish Population Data|date=20 January 2015|access-date=28 February 2015|publisher=Dorset County Council}}</ref> | os_grid_reference = SY587988 | coordinates = {{coord|50.7878|-2.5862|display=inline,title}} | post_town = Dorchester | postcode_area = DT | postcode_district = DT2 | dial_code = 01300 | constituency_westminster = | unitary_england= [[Dorset (district)|Dorset]] | lieutenancy_england= [[Dorset]] }}
'''Chilfrome''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|tʃ|ɪ|l|ˌ|f|r|uː|m}}) is a small village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the county of [[Dorset]] in southwest England. It lies in the [[Dorset (unitary authority)|Dorset]] unitary authority administrative area, approximately {{convert|9|mi|km}} northwest of the county town [[Dorchester, Dorset|Dorchester]]. It is situated between the villages of [[Cattistock]] and [[Maiden Newton]] in the upper reaches of the [[River Frome, Dorset|Frome Valley]] in the [[Dorset Downs]]. [[Dorset County Council]] estimate that in 2013 the population of the civil parish was 40.<ref name=dcc/>
The region served as a passing point by the [[Legio II Augusta]] during the [[Roman conquest of Britain]]. The [[Chilfrome Hoard]] was deposited in the town circa 47 AD, and was rediscovered by metal detectorists in 2021.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=The Chilfrome Hoard of Roman Silver Coins (Foreword) - Coins and Historical Medals (12 November 2025) {{!}} Noonans Mayfair |url=https://www.noonans.co.uk/auctions/calendar/891/collections/1706/ |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=www.noonans.co.uk}}</ref>
The [[parish church]] dates from the 14th century and is a Grade II* [[Listed building|Listed Building]].<ref>{{cite web |title=CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, Chilfrome - 1288702 {{!}} Historic England|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1288702|access-date=2021-11-17|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en}}</ref> It was largely restored in 1864, though it has a thirteenth-century chancel-arch, a partly fourteenth-century nave,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=127217|title=An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 1:West|publisher=University of London & History of Parliament Trust (British History Online)|orig-date=1952|year=2013|page=98|access-date=6 November 2013}}</ref> and windows dating from the fifteenth century.<ref>{{cite book|title=West Dorset Holiday and Tourist Guide|publisher=West Dorset District Council|date=c. 1983|page=6}}</ref>
Three [[Long-distance trail|long-distance footpaths]], the [[Wessex Ridgeway]], the [[Macmillan Way]] and the [[Frome Valley Trail]], all pass through the village.<ref>{{cite web |title=LDWA Wessex Ridgeway|url=https://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Wessex+Ridgeway|url-status=live|access-date=1 December 2021|website=Long Distance Walkers Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110803090803/http://www.ldwa.org.uk:80/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Wessex+Ridgeway |archive-date=3 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LDWA Macmillan Way|url=https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Macmillan+Way+-+Boston+to+Abbotsbury|url-status=live|access-date=1 December 2021|website=Long Distance Walkers Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809025755/http://www.ldwa.org.uk:80/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Macmillan+Way+-+Boston+to+Abbotsbury |archive-date=9 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LDWA Frome Valley Trail|url=https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Frome+Valley+Trail|url-status=live|access-date=1 December 2021|website=Long Distance Walkers Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809055219/http://www.ldwa.org.uk:80/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Frome+Valley+Trail |archive-date=9 August 2011 }}</ref>
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[[Category:Hamlets in Dorset]]
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