Wiltshire
Americannoun
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Also Wilts a county in S England. 1,345 sq. mi. (3,485 sq. km). Salisbury.
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one of an English breed of white sheep having long, spiral horns.
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Also called Wiltshire cheese. a cylindrical, semihard cheese, moister and flakier than cheddar.
noun
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In Somerset, the authority said it was not illegal "unless there is an adjacent parking restriction" while Wiltshire Council said it was illegal to park on a pavement.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
Mum-of -three Ruby Blaken founded Second Snuggle in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, and has built a business based on pre-loved children's items.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
A Wiltshire Council review committee on Monday decided Shindig Festival could take place this weekend at Charlton Park, near Malmesbury.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
He also filmed on a Dorset clifftop, on a chalk stream in Wiltshire, and beneath his favourite tree - a 700-year-old oak in Richmond Park, London.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
His anxiety was not for the fighting he might have to do, but the threat to their Wiltshire dream.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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