About Silchester - a few facts and figures! Silchester - Hampshire Village of the Year 2008 - South England Village of the Year 2009 Silchester - the ancient Roman city of Calleva Atrebatum. Location - in the north of the county of Hampshire Population - 918 Number of households - 358 (Local authority figures based on the last census) some aerial pictures of the village taken from Piper Colt G-ARNK 30 September 2007 pictures of Silchester Common from 50' up in a cherry-picker more pictures taken flying over at 2,000ft click dig to see excavations at Calleva