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Wiltshire
(short:
Wilts
) is an
English
county
. It borders the counties of
Hampshire
,
Dorset
,
Somerset
,
Gloucestershire
,
Oxfordshire
and
Berkshire
, and contains the
unitary authority
of
Swindon
. The
county town
is
Trowbridge
, in the west of the county at
51°19′11″N
2°12′32″W
/
51.31972°N 2.20889°W
/
51.31972; -2.20889
. The county covers 858,931
acres
(3476 km²)
Notable
towns
and
cities
in Wiltshire are:
A full list of settlements is at
List of places in Wiltshire
.
Notable places of interest in Wiltshire are:
Notable areas of countryside in Wiltshire are:
Notable routes through Wiltshire are:
Wiltshire is
"Mid-Wessex"
in the novels of
Thomas Hardy
- Wiltshire
-
Salisbury
-
Salisbury
-
Wiltshire
-
Avebury
-
Wilton House
-
Longleat
-
Stourhead
-
Stonehenge
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