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  

/ ˈwɪltʃə, -ˌʃɪə /

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

Byfield was born near the Wiltshire textile town of Bradford-on-Avon in 1789.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

At age eighteen, he joined the Wiltshire militia in 1807.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Using money from Natural England and the Crown Estate, the Royal Entomological Society is working with other groups to update conservation guidance for grassland sites in Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire to study our changing climate.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

It said crews from across Hampshire, as well as from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, were at the scene.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 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