Wiltshire

plural Wiltshires · alternative surname Willshaw

1. uncountableusuallyAn inland county of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Berkshire.

   Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.

   2023 June 28, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 59

2. uncountableusuallyA unitary authority of the county of Wiltshire, England which includes all of the traditional county except Swindon, a separate unitary authority.
3. uncountableusuallyA locality in Circular Head Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
4. uncountableusuallyA habitational surname from Old English.

alternative surname Willshaw

1. not comparablePrepared using the Wiltshire cure technique.

   Wiltshire bacon; Wiltshire ham; a Wiltshire side