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- proper noun An
inland county ofEngland bordered byGloucestershire ,Somerset ,Dorset ,Oxfordshire ,Hampshire andBerkshire .
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The following well-known Wiltshire fable is from _Wiltshire
English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day 1873
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At it happens, H. was wrong about Sir Edward Poore, third baronet, of Rushall in Wiltshire, whose crest was not a lion but an ermine-sleeved arm clasping an arrow.
The Cheshire cat 2009
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Wiltshire is one of the most popular areas for sightings of phantom dogs, shucks or hell-hounds.
the black dog and the scottish play, indeed intertribal 2010
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At it happens, H. was wrong about Sir Edward Poore, third baronet, of Rushall in Wiltshire, whose crest was not a lion but an ermine-sleeved arm clasping an arrow.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Wiltshire is one of the most popular areas for sightings of phantom dogs, shucks or hell-hounds.
intertribal: the black dog and the scottish play, indeed intertribal 2010
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Longleat in Wiltshire, home to the Marquesse of Bath, Alexander Thynn, is another thriving enterprise.
A Renaissance of Landed Estates Dominic Prince 2010
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The crowd had met at the mystical site in Wiltshire to mark the shortest day of the year, normally December 21, but this year the solstice did not become official until the early hours of this morning.
Pagans show up at Stonehenge on the wrong day « Anglican Samizdat 2009
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Once Considered a Financial Albatross, Britain's Great Homes Are Making an Economic Comeback.www. longleat.co.uk (top) Longleat House in Wiltshire It is often said that the great English estates were created by marriage, minerals and management, and destroyed by death, drunkenness and debauchery.
A Renaissance of Landed Estates Dominic Prince 2010
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But the university said the purchase of the site in Wiltshire would clear the way for a £75. 6m plan to refurbish the New Bodleian Building.
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The murder of young Saville Kent took place at Road Hill House, a 19-room Georgian dwelling in Wiltshire owned by Samuel Kent, a government sub-inspector of factories.
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