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Wilton
Wilton, usually ‘farmstead or village where willow-trees grow’, OE *wilig + tūn; examples include: Wilton Norfolk. Wiltuna 1086 (DB). Wilton Red. & Cleve. Wiltune 1086 (DB). Wilton, Bishop E. R. Yorks. Wiltone 1086 (DB). Affix from its early possession by the Archbishops of York.
However the following have a different origin: Wilton Wilts., near Burbage. Wulton 1227. Probably ‘farmstead near a spring or stream’. OE wiella + tūn. Wilton Wilts., near Salisbury. Uuiltun 838, Wiltune 1086 (DB). ‘Farmstead or village on the River Wylye’. Pre-English river-name (see Wylye) + OE tūn. |
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A. D. MILLS. "Wilton." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Wilton." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Wilton.html A. D. MILLS. "Wilton." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Wilton.html |
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Wilton
Wilton town (1991 pop. 4,005), Wiltshire, S central England. Carpets have been made in Wilton for centuries. Felt and farm machinery are other important products. Three sheep fairs are held annually. Wilton was an ancient capital of Wessex and the residence of Saxon kings. In the 9th cent., Wilton was the site of a battle between King Alfred and the Danes. The town was a bishopric until 1050. Wilton House, in which Philip Sidney wrote Arcadia, was partly designed by Inigo Jones . It is the seat of the earl of Pembroke. |
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"Wilton." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Wilton." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-WiltonEng.html "Wilton." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-WiltonEng.html |
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Wilton
Wilton town (1990 pop. 15,989), Fairfield co., SW Conn.; settled c.1701, inc. 1802. It is a residential town with electronic research facilities and some agriculture. |
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"Wilton." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Wilton." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-WiltonUS.html "Wilton." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-WiltonUS.html |
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Wilton
Wilton kind of carpet made at Wilton in Wiltshire. XVIII.
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T. F. HOAD. "Wilton." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "Wilton." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Wilton.html T. F. HOAD. "Wilton." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Wilton.html |
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