Get to know Wiltshire better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Wiltshire in a sentence
Wiltshire meaning
- An inland county of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Berkshire.
- A unitary authority of the county of Wiltshire, England which includes all of the traditional county except Swindon, a separate unitary authority.
- A locality in Circular Head Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
Using Wiltshire
- The main meaning on this page is: An inland county of England bordered by Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Berkshire. | A unitary authority of the county of Wiltshire, England which includes all of the traditional county except Swindon, a separate unitary authority. | A locality in Circular Head Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
- In the example corpus, wiltshire often appears in combinations such as: in wiltshire, wiltshire council, wiltshire police.
Context around Wiltshire
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wiltshire
- In this selection, "wiltshire" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, north, tony, dorset, police, fire and wildlife stand out and add context to how "wiltshire" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include dorset and wiltshire fire and and another wiltshire wildlife trust. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wiltshire" sits close to words such as addictive, affleck and amounting, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wiltshire
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A family-run burger chain has opened a second restaurant in Wiltshire. (12 words)
Wiltshire Air Ambulance provides helicopter emergency medical services to Wiltshire, Bath and surrounding areas. (14 words)
A fight at a Wiltshire pub led to one person being arrested by police. (14 words)
Among the 20 categories was Large Hotel of the Year, of which Liverpool’s Titanic Hotel was triumphant against two other shortlisted - Bowood Hotel, Spa and Resort in Wiltshire and Rockliffe Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort in County Durham - winning Gold. (41 words)
Anthony Bholh, of Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: “We have been made aware of some of these occurrences around this site, but our main focus first of all is putting the fire out. (36 words)
Officers from Wiltshire Police's specialist operations team were out patrolling the M4 in Wiltshire in the early hours of Saturday, November 2, when they spotted a car travelling at 130mph. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
After this, dignitaries from Swindon including mayor Barbara Parry were joined by veterans, the heads of Wiltshire Police and Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue service.
Another Wiltshire Wildlife Trust reserve was filmed by a TV crew at Clattinger Farm in North Wiltshire which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Wiltshire Air Ambulance provides helicopter emergency medical services to Wiltshire, Bath and surrounding areas.
Officers from Wiltshire Police's specialist operations team were out patrolling the M4 in Wiltshire in the early hours of Saturday, November 2, when they spotted a car travelling at 130mph.
When Malcolm bought the shop in the 1990s, he rebuilt its interior and called it Lambert and Wiltshire after his best friend Tony Wiltshire.
Wiltshire Rural Hubs offers free online workshops for rural businesses and other enterprises in the Wiltshire Council area.
According to Military Airshows, the Red Arrows will depart from Exeter at 1.12pm on Saturday afternoon, passing over Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset in less than 20 minutes.
A family-run burger chain has opened a second restaurant in Wiltshire.
A fight at a Wiltshire pub led to one person being arrested by police.
A former village girls’ school is for sale in Wiltshire with the ornate property having been converted into a home.
After the case, Wiltshire Police released footage showing Warren walking alongside Martin as he walked home with his shopping trolley.
A main road into a Wiltshire town is set to shut to motorists for 10 days during resurfacing works.
A man has died after being struck by multiple vehicles on the M4 in Wiltshire.
Among the 20 categories was Large Hotel of the Year, of which Liverpool’s Titanic Hotel was triumphant against two other shortlisted - Bowood Hotel, Spa and Resort in Wiltshire and Rockliffe Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort in County Durham - winning Gold.
An 11-year-old boy has died after the car he was travelling in collided with a parked lorry in Wiltshire.
An inquest was opened at Plymouth Coroner's Court by assistant coroner Louise Wiltshire.
An old caravan 'full of rubbish' has been left abandoned at the side of a Wiltshire road.
Another temporary morgue, a 15 minute drive from Salisbury, Wiltshire, is based at a gritting yard.
Anthony Bholh, of Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: “We have been made aware of some of these occurrences around this site, but our main focus first of all is putting the fire out.
A spokesperson for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said: "Fire crews from Beaminster, assisted by firefighters from Yeovil and Crewkerne have attended a fire involving a combine harvester near Rampisham.
Common combinations with wiltshire
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in wiltshire 33×
- wiltshire council 26×
- wiltshire police 24×
- and wiltshire 24×
- wiltshire fire 12×
- to wiltshire 11×
- from wiltshire 10×
- the wiltshire 9×
- wiltshire and 9×
- of wiltshire 7×