Wiltshire
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Wiltshire is a landlocked county in central South West England, famous for Stonehenge, Salisbury Cathedral, and its military connections, particularly on Salisbury Plain. The county is primarily rural with market towns like Chippenham, Trowbridge (the administrative centre), and Devizes. It is governed by two unitary authorities: Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council, which operates independently but remains within the ceremonial boundary.
The local government for this district is: Wiltshire Council (Unitary Authority).
Constituencies in Wiltshire
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Wiltshire
Wiltshire is divided into 98 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Aldbourne & Ramsbury
- Alderbury & Whiteparish
- Amesbury East & Bulford
- Amesbury South
- Amesbury West
- Avon Valley
- Bowerhill
- Box & Colerne
- Bradford-on-Avon North
- Bradford-on-Avon South
- Brinkworth
- Bromham, Rowde & Roundway
- By Brook
- Calne Central
- Calne Chilvester & Abberd
- Calne North
- Calne Rural
- Calne South
- Chippenham Cepen Park & Derriads
- Chippenham Cepen Park & Hunters Moon
- Chippenham Hardenhuish
- Chippenham Hardens & Central
- Chippenham Lowden & Rowden
- Chippenham Monkton
- Chippenham Pewsham
- Chippenham Sheldon
- Corsham Ladbrook
- Corsham Pickwick
- Corsham Without
- Cricklade & Latton
- Devizes East
- Devizes North
- Devizes Rural West
- Devizes South
- Downton & Ebble Valley
- Durrington
- Ethandune
- Fovant & Chalke Valley
- Hilperton
- Holt
- Kington
- Laverstock
- Ludgershall North & Rural
- Lyneham
- Malmesbury
- Marlborough East
- Marlborough West
- Melksham East
- Melksham Forest
- Melksham South
- Melksham Without North & Shurnhold
- Melksham Without West & Rural
- Mere
- Minety
- Nadder Valley
- Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley
- Pewsey
- Pewsey Vale East
- Pewsey Vale West
- Purton
- Redlynch & Landford
- Royal Wootton Bassett East
- Royal Wootton Bassett North
- Royal Wootton Bassett South & West
- Salisbury Bemerton Heath
- Salisbury Fisherton & Bemerton Village
- Salisbury Harnham East
- Salisbury Harnham West
- Salisbury Milford
- Salisbury St Edmund's
- Salisbury St Francis & Stratford
- Salisbury St Paul's
- Sherston
- Southwick
- The Lavingtons
- Tidworth East & Ludgershall South
- Tidworth North & West
- Till Valley
- Tisbury
- Trowbridge Adcroft
- Trowbridge Central
- Trowbridge Drynham
- Trowbridge Grove
- Trowbridge Lambrok
- Trowbridge Park
- Trowbridge Paxcroft
- Urchfont & Bishops Cannings
- Warminster Broadway
- Warminster East
- Warminster North & Rural
- Warminster West
- Westbury East
- Westbury North
- Westbury West
- Wilton
- Winsley & Westwood
- Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley
- Wylye Valley
Wiltshire in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Wiltshire is within one of ITLs Level 2 area, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, that contains the following 3 ITLs Level 3 areas:
(ITL 1) South West
(ITL 2) ⇒ Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Swindon ⁞ Wiltshire ⁞ Gloucestershire CC
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.