Chilton comprised two manors at DS, one held by Walter FitzOther whose descendants took the name of Windsor on becoming wardens of Windsor Castle. The second held at DS by Wenric under the Abbot of Abingdon. The estate was given to the abbey by Aethelred II in 1015, and the gift was confirmed in the reign of Henry II and held until the Dissolution. The advowson of the church belonged to the Abbey.