Wiltshire

American

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

noun

Also Wilts a county in S England. 1,345 sq. mi. (3,485 sq. km). Salisbury.
one of an English breed of white sheep having long, spiral horns.
Also called Wiltshire cheese. a cylindrical, semihard cheese, moister and flakier than cheddar.

Wiltshire British

/ ˈwɪltʃə, -ˌʃɪə /

noun

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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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

Originally from Shipton Bellinger in Hampshire, the second youngest of eight children, Caterham was raised in Tidworth, Wiltshire.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Until this year, Phil Collins, a Wiltshire vegetable farmer, had never had an overdraft.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

She knew that she did not have the right to ask her sister about her new address, or Robbie where the train was taking him, or about the cottage in Wiltshire.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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