Kilkhampton

Kilkhampton Cornish: Kylgh
Kilkhampton Location within Cornwall
Population	1,368 (Civil Parish, 2011)
OS grid reference	SS253113
Civil parish	Kilkhampton
Unitary authority	Cornwall
Ceremonial county	Cornwall
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BUDE
Postcode district	EX23
Dialling code	01288
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Cornwall
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Cornwall
List of places UK England Cornwall 50°52′30″N 4°29′02″W / 50.875°N 4.484°W / 50.875; -4.484

Kilkhampton (Cornish: Kylgh)^[1] is a village and civil parish in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is on the A39 about four miles (6 km) north-northeast of Bude.^[2]

Kilkhampton was mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Chilchetone". The population of the parish was 1,193 in the 2001 census.^[3] This increased to 1,368 in the 2011 census ^[4]

The remains of a late Norman period motte-and-bailey castle known as Penstowe Castle are located 500 metres west of the village. Further west, at Stowe is the site of Stowe House, the grand mansion of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, built in 1680 but demolished in 1739: some of the stonework was reused at Penstowe, also in the parish.^[5]

Kilkhampton has a post office, a primary school, and a community centre called the Grenville Rooms. There are three general stores, two pubs, and a selection of shops including an electrical goods store. There is also a MOT test station and an agricultural supply depot. The village was surveyed for the Survey of English Dialects^{[citation needed]}.

A crater on Mars has been named Kilkhampton.