Wiltshire

[wilt-sheer, -sher]

noun

1. Also Wilts a county in S England. 1,345 sq. mi. (3,485 sq. km). Salisbury.

2. one of an English breed of white sheep having long, spiral horns.

3. Also called Wiltshire cheese. a cylindrical, semihard cheese, moister and flakier than cheddar.

Wiltshire

/ -ˌʃɪə, ˈwɪltʃə /

noun

1. a county of S England, consisting mainly of chalk uplands, with Salisbury Plain in the south and the Marlborough Downs in the north; prehistoric remains (at Stonehenge and Avebury); became a unitary authority in 2009: the geographical and ceremonial county includes Swindon unitary authority (established in 1997). Administrative centre: Trowbridge. Pop (excluding Swindon): 440 800 (2003 est). Area (excluding Swindon): 3481 sq km (1344 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Salisbury Foodbank in Wiltshire, part of the Trussell Trust network, said it was in need of donations to make up packages for 200 local families.

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"Christmas is the most giving time of the year," Ms Stevenson told BBC Radio Wiltshire.

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It has an arrangement with household recycling centres in Wiltshire and has opened a new location in Swindon too.

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The massive pits at Durrington Walls in Wiltshire are set at regular intervals, ten metres in diameter and more than five metres deep.

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He is now a support worker at The Salvation Army's Swindon Booth House after resigning from Wiltshire Police in 2007.

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