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Wilton

//ˈwɪltən// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Haile parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Copeland district (OS grid ref NY0311). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A number of places in England:; A village in Bridstow parish, near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5824). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A number of places in England:; A village and civil parish (served by Allerston and Wilton Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE8682). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in England:; A small village (and castle) in Redcar and Cleveland borough, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ5819). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in England:; A suburb of Taunton, Somerset (OS grid ref ST2224). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in England:; A town and civil parish with a town council near Salisbury, Wiltshire, famed for the Wilton carpets (OS grid ref SU0931). countable, uncountable

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

  2. 7
    A number of places in England:; A village in Grafton parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2661). countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A parish of the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A small town in New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A village in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Shelby County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Little River County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A large town in Fairfield County, Connecticut. countable, uncountable

    ""A lot of the information in C. L. and P.'s application is incomplete," said Monte Frank, a lawyer hired by Redding, Wilton and Weston to represent those towns' interests before the Connecticut Siting Council, which has jurisdiction on such issues."

  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Will County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Cedar County and Muscatine County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Franklin County, Maine. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Beltrami County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Waseca County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. countable, uncountable
  19. 24
    A number of places in the United States:; A large town in Saratoga County, New York. countable, uncountable
  20. 25
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Burleigh County and McLean County, North Dakota. countable, uncountable
  21. 26
    A number of places in the United States:; A village and town in Monroe County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  22. 27
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable
Noun
  1. 1
    A type of carpet, originally made in the town of Wilton.
  2. 2
    a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From either Old English welig (“willow”) or wella (“spring, stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Etymology 2

From either Old English welig (“willow”) or wella (“spring, stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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