Wiltshire

Wiltshire
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	Coordinates: 51°20′N 1°55′W / 51.333°N 1.917°WCoordinates: 51°20′N 1°55′W / 51.333°N 1.917°W
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Constituent kintra	Ingland
Region	Sooth Wast
Established	Auncient
Ceremonial coonty
Laird Lieutenant	Sarah Troughton
Heich Shirra	Nicola Alberry (2018–19)
Area	3,485 km2 (1,346 sq mi)
• Rankit	14t o 48
Population (2011 est.)	661,600
• Rankit	34t o 48
Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Ethnicity	2011 Census, excludin Swindon: 93.4% White Breetish; 1.3% Asie; 1.2% Mixed Race; 0.6% Black; 0.2% Ither
Unitar authority
Cooncil	Wiltshire Cooncil
Executive	Conservative
Admin HQ	Trowbridge
Aurie	3,255 km2 (1,257 sq mi)
• Rankit	3rd o 326
Population	510,333
• Rankit	8t o 326
Density	146/km2 (380/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2	GB-WIL
ONS code	00HY
GSS code	E06000054
NUTS	UKK15
Wabsteid	www.wiltshire.gov.uk; www.swindon.gov.uk
	; Destricts o Wiltshire; Unitar
Destricts	Wiltshire (Wiltshire Cooncil); Swindon (Swindon Borough Cooncil);
Members o Pairlament	Leet o MPs
Polis	Wiltshire Police
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
• Simmer (DST)	Breetish Simmer Time (UTC+1)

Wiltshire (/[unsupported input]ˈwɪltʃər/ or /ˈwɪltʃɪər/, formerly /ˈwɪlʃər/; or the County of Wilts) is a landlockit ceremonial coonty in Sooth Wast Ingland. It contains the unitary authority o Swindon an covers 3,485 km² (1,346 square mile).^[1] The auncient coonty toun wis Wilton, but syne 1930 Wiltshire County Council an its successor Wiltshire Council (frae 2009) hae been based at Trowbridge.

Wiltshire is characterisit bi its heich downland an wide valleys. Salisbury Plain is famous as the location o the Stonehenge an Avebury stane circles an ither auncient landmarks an as the main trainin aurie in the UK o the Breetish Airmy. The ceety o Salisbury is notable for its mediaeval cathedral. Important kintra houses open tae the public include Longleat, naur Warminster, an the National Trust's Stourhead, naur Mere.