The nearest railway station is 3.1 miles (5 km) south of the village, at Rowlands Castle.

[1] On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Clanfield, part also went to form Rowlands Castle.

[2] The village pub, The Red Lion, is believed to be the oldest in Hampshire, dating from the 16th century, though possibly earlier.

The Staunton Way footpath goes past Chalton from Queen Elizabeth Country Park which is close to the village.

Admiral Richard Goodwin Keats, famous for his actions at the Battle of Algeciras Bay in 1801 was born in Chalton in 1757.