Definition of "Wilton"

(uncountable) A number of places in England:

1. A hamlet in Haile parish, Copeland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0310).  examples

2. A village in Bridstow parish, near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5824).  examples

3. A small village and civil parish (served by Allerston and Wilton Parish Council) in Ryedale district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE8682).  examples

4. A small village (and castle) in Redcar and Cleveland borough, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ5819).  examples

5. A suburb of Taunton, Somerset (OS grid ref ST2224).  examples

6. A town and civil parish with a town council near Salisbury, Wiltshire, famed for the Wilton carpets (OS grid ref SU0931).  quotations  examples

   Quotations

   • 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

7. A village in Grafton parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2661).  examples

A parish of the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland.  examples

A suburb of Cork, Ireland.  examples

A small town in New South Wales, Australia.  examples

A suburb of Wellington, New Zealand.  examples

A village in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe.  examples

(uncountable) A number of places in the United States:

1. A small town in Shelby County, Alabama.  examples

2. A small town in Little River County, Arkansas.  examples

3. A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California.  examples

4. A large town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.  examples

5. An unincorporated community in Will County, Illinois.  examples

6. A city in Cedar County and Muscatine County, Iowa.  examples

7. A town in Franklin County, Maine.  examples

8. A small city in Beltrami County, Minnesota.  examples

9. An unincorporated community in Waseca County, Minnesota.  examples

10. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri.  examples

11. A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.  examples

12. A large town in Saratoga County, New York.  examples

13. A small city in Burleigh County and McLean County, North Dakota.  examples

14. A village and town in Monroe County, Wisconsin  examples

(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.  examples

A type of carpet, originally made in the town of Wilton.  examples