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Wilton, Wiltshire
Town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilton is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Lying about 3 miles (5 km) west of the city of Salisbury, and until 1889 the county town of Wiltshire, it has a rich heritage dating back to the Anglo-Saxons.
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Wilton | |
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![]() Houses on West Street (A30), Wilton | |
Location within Wiltshire | |
Population | 3,579 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU096312 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Salisbury |
Postcode district | SP2 |
Dialling code | 01722 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Town Council |
51.080°N 1.864°W / 51.080; -1.864 |
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Carpets have been manufactured at Wilton since the 18th century. The town is home to Wilton House, country seat of the Earls of Pembroke, and has a large Romanesque Revival parish church. The rivers Wylye and Nadder meet at Wilton.