Wiltshire

American  

[wilt-sheer, -sher] / ˈwɪlt ʃɪər, -ʃər /

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.

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Wiltshire British  

/ -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)

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Wiltshire

Prisoners at HMP Erlestoke, in Wiltshire, have created their own artwork as part of the Prison Art Project scheme which is supported by homeless charity ALABARÉ.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Organisers said they were working with Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service "to keep everyone safe".

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

"There's no nutritional value here for them," says Sam Woolford, in a field of parched grass on his family farm in Wiltshire.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Along with her mother and sister, she looked after her father at their home in Swindon, Wiltshire, as "social care provision was incredibly limited".

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Finally, she gave up and said to Robbie, “I’m sure it’s in Wiltshire, in the cottage.”

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan