A bridge over the river Avon at Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire
Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. Considered as a ceremonial county it borders those of Hampshire, Dorset, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire, and contains the unitary authority of Swindon.
Wiltshire is a mostly rural landscape with large areas of rolling chalk downland and grazing farmland. A large part of the county is taken up by Salisbury Plain, a vast expanse of semi-wilderness used mainly by farmers and the British Army.
The county had a population of 564,000 in 1991 and a size of 858,931 acres (3475.97 km²). A local name for a Wiltshire native is moonraker.
Wiltshire's most famous landmark being Stonehenge
Places in Wiltshire
Main article: List of places in Wiltshire
Notable towns and cities in Wiltshire are:
Notable places of interest in Wiltshire are:
Notable areas of countryside in Wiltshire are:
Notable routes through Wiltshire are:
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