Wiltshire

Unitary authority in England

Coordinates:	51.33, -1.92
OS grid ref:	SU 05 58

The unitary authority of Wiltshire in south‑west England covers a largely rural landscape of rolling chalk downland and river valleys. It contains world‑famous prehistoric sites such as Stonehenge and Avebury on Salisbury Plain, the extensive military training area there, and historic centres like Salisbury with its cathedral that houses one of the surviving original Magna Carta manuscripts.

Today the local economy blends agriculture, defence and high‑value science (notably at Porton Down) with market towns such as Trowbridge, Chippenham and Devizes providing services; tourism to estates and attractions like Longleat is important too. The modern unitary council was established in 2009, and social life tends to combine a strong rural identity with commuters travelling to places such as Bath and London and pockets of innovation in the north of the county.

Wiltshire postcode districts

BA12, BA13, BA14, BA15, SN4, SN8, SN9, SN10, SN11, SN12, SN13, SN14, SN15, SN16, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5, SP9

Most populated places in Wiltshire

Places in Wiltshire

Alderbury Parish
Amesbury Built-up area
Bradford-on-Avon Built-up area
Bulford Parish
Calne Built-up area
Calne Without Parish
Chippenham Built-up area
Colerne Built-up area
Corsham Built-up area
Cricklade Built-up area
Devizes Built-up area
Downton Built-up area
Ludgershall Built-up area
Lyneham Built-up area
Lyneham and Bradenstoke Parish
Malmesbury Built-up area
Market Lavington Built-up area
Marlborough Built-up area
Melksham Built-up area
Melksham Without Parish
Mere Built-up area
Neston Built-up area
Pewsey Built-up area
Purton Built-up area
Royal Wootton Bassett Built-up area
Salisbury Built-up area
Tidworth Built-up area
Trowbridge Built-up area
Warminster Built-up area
Westbury Built-up area
Whitley Built-up area
Wilton Built-up area