Wilton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɪltən/
rhymes: -ɪltən
Forms: form: Wiltons
Etymology: From either Old English welig (“willow”) or wella (“spring, stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Senses: glosses: A number of places in England:
A hamlet in Haile parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Copeland district (OS grid ref NY0311).
glosses: A number of places in England:
A village in Bridstow parish, near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5824).
glosses: 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).
glosses: A number of places in England:
A small village (and castle) in Redcar and Cleveland borough, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ5819).
glosses: A number of places in England:
A suburb of Taunton, Somerset (OS grid ref ST2224).
examples: text: Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.
ref: 2023 June 28, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: Alton to Exeter”, in RAIL, number 986, page 59:
glosses: 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).
glosses: A number of places in England:
A village in Grafton parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2661).
glosses: A parish of the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland.
glosses: A suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.
glosses: A small town in New South Wales, Australia.
glosses: A suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand.
glosses: A village in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A small town in Shelby County, Alabama.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A small town in Little River County, Arkansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California.
examples: text: "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.
ref: 2001 December 23, Gary Santaniello, “A Surge in Controversy for Power Proposal”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 May 2015:
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A large town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Will County, Illinois.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Cedar County and Muscatine County, Iowa.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Franklin County, Maine.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A small city in Beltrami County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Waseca County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A large town in Saratoga County, New York.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A small city in Burleigh County and McLean County, North Dakota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village and town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms: Bishop Wilton