Wiltshire (district)
Unitary authority area in England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wiltshire is a unitary authority area[2][3] in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire,[4] South West England. It was formed in April 2009 following the abolition of Wiltshire County Council and the districts of Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, and West Wiltshire. They were all replaced by Wiltshire Council,[5] which is based at County Hall in Trowbridge. The remaining part of the ceremonial county is the Borough of Swindon, administered by a separate unitary authority. In 2022 it had a population of 515,885.
Wiltshire | |
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Clockwise from top: Salisbury Cathedral; Trowbridge Town Hall; Lacock Abbey; Stonehenge; and Chippenham Market Place | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Shown within the ceremonial county of Wiltshire | |
  Wiltshire Location within England  Wiltshire Location within the United Kingdom  Wiltshire Location in Europe | |
| Coordinates: 51°21′07″N 1°58′41″W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | South West England |
| County | Wiltshire |
| Unitary Authority | 1 April 2009 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district |
| • Local Authority | Wiltshire Council |
| • Council Leader | Richard Clewer |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 515,885 (Ranked 11th) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| Postcode | |
| Post town | Bath, Salisbury, Swindon and Reading |
| Dialling code | 01249 and others |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-WIL |
| Police | Wiltshire Police |
| Fire | Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| Website | www |
Salisbury is the only city in the district and its largest settlement.[6] After the city, the next largest urban areas are Chippenham and Trowbridge.
Until 2009, Wiltshire had four districts – Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, and West Wiltshire[7][8] – together with the Borough of Swindon which had been made a separate unitary authority in 1997. Proposals were made to abolish the four districts and form one unitary area to cover the county of Wiltshire, outside the Borough of Swindon. In April 2009, Wiltshire Council assumed the roles and responsibilities of the four former districts.[9][10]
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