Wiltshire
| Wiltshire | ||
|---|---|---|
 Flag |
||
 |
||
| Geography | ||
| Status | Ceremonial coonty an (smawer) unitary destrict | |
| Origin | Historic | |
| Region | Sooth Wast Ingland | |
| Aurie - Total - Admeen. cooncil - Admin. aurie |
Rankit 14t 3,485 km2 (1,346 sq mi) Ranked 3rd {{convert/numdisp/fracExpression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". |
Template:English district area|Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|Template:English district area}} km2 (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". sq mi) |
| Admin HQ | Trowbridge | |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-WIL | |
| ONS code | 00HY | |
| NUTS 3 | UKK15 | |
| Demography | ||
| Population - Total (2011 est.[1]) - Density - Admin. council |
Rankit 34t 459,800 (administrative), 639,500 (ceremonial) {{convert/numdisp/fracExpression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". |
Template:English district density|Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".|Template:English district density}} /km2 (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". /sq mi) Rankit 8t |
| Ethnicity | 97.5% White (admeenistrative coonty) | |
| Politics | ||
Wiltshire Council http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk |
||
| Executive | ||
| Members o Parliament |
7
|
|
| Destricts | ||
|
||
Wiltshire (
/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 miles).[2] 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.
References an fuitnotes [edit]
- ↑ Table P07 2011 Census: Number of usual residents living in households and communal establishments, local authorities in England and Wales. 2011 Census, Population and Household Estimates for England and Wales. Office for National Statistics (16 July 2012). Retrieved on 18 Julie 2012. .
- ↑ http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/lca-5 December-chapter-7.pdf
Freemit airtins [edit]
 |
Gloucestershire | Gloucestershire | Oxfordshire | |
| Somerset |  |
Berkshire Hampshire |
||
 Wiltshire  |
||||
 |
||||
| Dorset | Dorset, Hampshire | Hampshire |
Template:Wiltshire Template:SW Ingland
|
|||||
Template:Unitary authorities o Ingland
 |
This Ingland-relatit airticle's a stub. Ye can gie Wikipædia a haund bi eikin til it. |
