Wiltshire
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]- (surname): Willshaw
Etymology
[edit]From Middle English Wiltonshire, from Old English Wiltūnsċīr (Wiltescire 1086 Domesday Book), named after the town of Wilton in the county (Old English Wiltūn).
Pronunciation
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[edit]Wiltshire
- An inland county of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Berkshire.
- 2023 June 28, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 59:
- Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.
- A unitary authority in England which includes all of the traditional county except Swindon, a separate unitary authority.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Translations
[edit]inland county in England
See also
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Wiltshire (not comparable)
- Prepared using the Wiltshire cure technique.
- Wiltshire bacon; Wiltshire ham; a Wiltshire side
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[edit]Wiltshire
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