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Wiltshire (other)
Wiltshire is a county in south-west England. Wiltshire may also refer to: Places * Wiltshire (district), a district of Wiltshire, England, covered by Wiltshire Council *Wiltshire (European Parliament constituency) *Wiltshire, Tasmania, a locality in north-west Tasmania, Australia *Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency) People with the surname * Bob Wiltshire (1932–2015), Australian rules footballer * Graham Wiltshire (1931–2017), English cricketer *Kelly Wiltshire, Canadian linebacker *Patricia Wiltshire, British forensic ecologist, botanist and palynologist *Ray Wiltshire (1913–1990), Australian politician *Sarah Wiltshire, British footballer *Stephen Wiltshire, British architectural artist and autistic savant See also *Wilshire (other) *Wilshere Wilshere is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Jack Wilshere, English former footballer * John Wilshere, Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer * R S Wilshere, Northern Irish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiltshire
Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire to the north, Oxfordshire to the northeast and Berkshire to the east. The county town was originally Wilton, after which the county is named, but Wiltshire Council is now based in the county town of Trowbridge. Within the county's boundary are two unitary authority areas, Wiltshire and Swindon, governed respectively by Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council. Wiltshire is characterised by its high downland and wide valleys. Salisbury Plain is noted for being the location of the Stonehenge and Avebury stone circles (which together are a UNESCO Cultural and World Heritage site) and other ancient landmarks, and as a training area for the British Army. The city of Salisbury is notable for its medieval cathedral. Swindon is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiltshire (district)
Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the south-west, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the south-east, Gloucestershire to the north, Oxfordshire to the north-east and Berkshire to the east. The county town was originally Wilton, after which the county is named, but Wiltshire Council is now based in the county town of Trowbridge. Within the ceremonial county's boundary are two unitary authority areas, Wiltshire and Swindon, governed respectively by Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council. Wiltshire is characterised by its high downland and wide valleys. Salisbury Plain is noted for the Stonehenge and Avebury stone circles (which together are a UNESCO Cultural and World Heritage site) and other ancient landmarks, and as a training area for the British Army. The city of Salisbury is notable for its medieval cathedral. Swindon is the county's larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council is a council for the unitary authority of Wiltshire (excluding the separate unitary authority of Swindon) in South West England, created in 2009. It is the successor authority to Wiltshire County Council (1889–2009) and the four district councils of Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, and West Wiltshire, all of which were created in 1974 and abolished in 2009. Establishment of the unitary authority The ceremonial county of Wiltshire consists of two unitary authority areas, Wiltshire and Swindon, administered respectively by Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council. Before 2009, Wiltshire was administered as a non-metropolitan county by Wiltshire County Council, with four districts, Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, and West Wiltshire. Swindon, in the north of the county, had been a separate unitary authority since 1997, and on 5 December 2007 the Government announced that the rest of Wiltshire would move to unitary status. This was later put in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiltshire (European Parliament Constituency)
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales. The European Parliament constituencies used under that system were smaller than the later regional constituencies and only had one Member of the European Parliament each. The constituency of Wiltshire was one of them. The constituency consisted of the Westminster Parliament constituencies of Devizes, Newbury, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, Swindon, Wantage, Westbury. The constituency was represented for the whole of its existence by Caroline Jackson Caroline Jackson (born 5 November 1946 in Penzance, Cornwall) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She was a Member of the European Parliament for the Conservative Party from 1984 to 2009. Early career Before she became an MEP, Jackson was .... At the 1994 European election, there were boundary changes. Most of Wiltshire then became part of the new Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiltshire, Tasmania
Wiltshire is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Circular Head, in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about east of the town of Smithton. The Bass Highway passes through from south-east to north-west. The Black River forms part of the southern boundary, while Bass Strait forms most of the eastern and northern boundaries. The 2016 census determined a population of 36 for the state suburb of Wiltshire. History Previously known as Wiltshire Junction, it is believed to be named after Wiltshire in England. Road infrastructure The C221 route (Back Line Road) terminates at the Bass Highway in Wiltshire. It runs south and then west through Forest before rejoining the Bass Highway at the western extremity of that locality. The B21 (Stanley Highway) and C219 (Mengha Road) routes each terminate at the Bass Highway at the Wiltshire / Forest / Stanley tripoint. B21 runs north to Stanley, while C219 runs south through Forest to Mengha, from w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiltshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Wiltshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of England from 1290 to 1707, of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament (MPs), elected by the bloc vote system. History Boundaries The constituency consisted of the whole historic county of Wiltshire. (Although Wiltshire contained a number of boroughs each of which elected two Members in their own right, the boroughs were not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within a borough could confer a vote at the county election.) Medieval and Tudor period In medieval times, the custom in Wiltshire as elsewhere was for Members called knights of the shire to be elected at the county court by the suitors to the court, which meant the small number of nobles and other landowners who were tenants in chief of the Crown. Such county elections were held on the same day as the election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Wiltshire
Bob Wiltshire (24 November 193212 August 2015) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ... and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links * * 2015 deaths 1932 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Wiltshire
Graham Wiltshire (16 April 1931 – 2 August 2017) was an English cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...er. He played for Gloucestershire between 1953 and 1960. A seam bowler, he played 19 times for Gloucestershire with a best bowling performance of 5/53 against Yorkshire. After he retired from playing he coached Gloucestershire for two decades in the 1970s and 1980s. References External links * * 1931 births 2017 deaths English cricketers Gloucestershire cricketers People from Chipping Sodbury Cricketers from Gloucestershire {{England-cricket-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Wiltshire
Kelly Kenny Wiltshire (born June 28, 1972) is a former linebacker who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League from 1997 to 2006 for four teams. He was a CFL Eastern All-Star twice. During his playing career, Wiltshire set the CFL record for most consecutive games played in the regular season with 157. His ironman streak ended on September 30, 2005 when he was unable to play in a game for the Edmonton Eskimos against the Calgary Stampeders due to an injury.http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2005/09/29/pf-1240664.html As of 2010, Wiltshire is an officer with the Ontario Provincial Police The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is the provincial police service of Ontario, Canada. Under its provincial mandate, the OPP patrols provincial highways and waterways, protects provincial government buildings and officials, patrols unincorpo .... References External linksCareer Bio 1972 births Living people Canadian football linebackers Edmonton Elks pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Wiltshire
Professor Patricia Wiltshire (born 1942 in Monmouthshire, South Wales), is a forensic ecologist, botanist and palynologist. She has been consulted by police forces and industry in almost 300 investigations in several countries and has been instrumental in solving several high-profile crimes, including the killing of Sarah Payne, Millie Dowler, the cold case of Christopher Laverack, the Soham murders, and the Ipswich serial murders. Early life and education Wiltshire was born in 1942 in the coal-mining valleys of Monmouthshire, South Wales. When she suffered severe burns in a home accident at the age of seven, followed by repeated chest infections that permanently damaged her lungs, her education was put on hold. She spent her convalescence reading encyclopaedias. After working as a medical laboratory technician, she moved on to a career in the business world and then studied botany at King's College London. She lectured there for several years in microbial and general ecolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Wiltshire
Raymond John Wiltshire (12 July 1913 – 22 July 1990) was an Australian politician. He was born in Macedon to farmer David Bowen Wiltshire and Miriam Andrews. He was a mechanical engineer, and served in the Royal Australian Air Force from 1940 to 1945 as a fitter. On his return he ran a garage until 1949, when he became a real estate agent at Dandenong. On 26 April 1941 he married Doris Lorraine Hore; they had two children. In 1955 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal and Country Party member for Dandenong Dandenong is a southeastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, about from the Melbourne CBD. It is the council seat of the City of Greater Dandenong local government area, with a recorded population of 30,127 at the . Situated mainly .... He transferred to Mulgrave in 1958 and to Syndal in 1967. Wiltshire retired from politics in 1976. He died in 1990. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiltshire, Ray 1913 births 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Wiltshire
Sarah Francis Wiltshire (born 7 July 1991) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays for Cambridge United in the English FA Womens National League Division 1 South East and Wales women's national football team, Wales as a midfielder or forward. Career Wiltshire made her first team debut for Arsenal L.F.C., Arsenal as a 15-year old against Leeds Ladies F.C., Leeds, in April 2007. On 12 July 2014, Wiltshire signed for fellow FA WSL 2 side Yeovil Town L.F.C., Yeovil Town from Watford L.F.C., Watford Ladies. On 5 January 2015, Wiltshire left Yeovil Town L.F.C., Yeovil Town to sign a professional contract with FA WSL 1 side Manchester City W.F.C., Manchester City, having scored 10 goals in just 11 league games in her short time with Yeovil. Wiltshire only made one appearance for Manchester City before re-signing for Yeovil in June 2015. In July 2016, Wiltshire announced that she was taking a temporary break from football, due to pregnancy. Wiltshire returned to Yeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
