Wiltshire

ceremonial county of England (use Q21694746 for administrative unitary authority)
AdministrativeArea ceremonial_county_of_england Q23183
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Wiltshire

Summary

Wiltshire is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Wiltshire draws 4,751 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #21 of 36).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wiltshire is located in South West England[3].
  • Wiltshire is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Wiltshire's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England[5].
  • Wiltshire's capital is recorded as Trowbridge[6].
  • Wiltshire's shares border with is recorded as Gloucestershire[7].
  • Wiltshire's shares border with is recorded as Dorset[8].
  • Wiltshire's shares border with is recorded as Hampshire[9].
  • Wiltshire's shares border with is recorded as Somerset[10].
  • Wiltshire's shares border with is recorded as Oxfordshire[11].
  • Wiltshire's shares border with is recorded as Berkshire[12].
  • Wiltshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wiltshire[13].
  • Wiltshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Swindon[14].
  • Wiltshire's Commons category is recorded as Wiltshire[15].
  • Wiltshire's said to be the same as is recorded as Wiltshire[16].
  • Wiltshire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.3, 'lon': -1.9}[17].
  • Wiltshire's official website is recorded as http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/[18].
  • Wiltshire's IPA transcription is recorded as /ˈwɪlt.ʃər, -ʃɪər/[19].
  • Wiltshire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wiltshire[20].
  • Wiltshire has a population of {'amount': '+720060'}[21].
  • Wiltshire has a population of {'amount': '+726951'}[22].
  • Wiltshire's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Wiltshire's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Wiltshire's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25].
  • Wiltshire's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • Wiltshire's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wiltshire'}[27].

Body

Geography

Wiltshire is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Wiltshire is located in South West England[3].

Physical Characteristics

Wiltshire covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3485.4313'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+720060'}[21] and {'amount': '+726951'}[22].

Designation and Status

Wiltshire's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Wiltshire include Wiltshire Horn[29], a sheep breed[30], in United Kingdom[31].

Why It Matters

Wiltshire draws 4,751 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #21 of 36).[2] Wiltshire has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Wiltshire is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for Wiltshire include Wiltshire Horn[29], a sheep breed[30], in United Kingdom[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . ordnancesurvey.co.uk. ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . ons.maps.arcgis.com. ons.maps.arcgis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country United Kingdom
    Capital
    Shares border with Gloucestershire, Dorset, Hampshire +3
    Category for people buried here Category:Burials in Wiltshire
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: wiltshire, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289965555|wiltshire (#289965555)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
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