Wilton
Encyclopedia
England
- Wilton, CumbriaWilton, CumbriaWilton is a hamlet in the Copeland District, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is near the small town of Egremont.- References :*...
, a place in the county of Cumbria - Wilton, Herefordshire, a village in south Herefordshire
- Wilton, North YorkshireWilton, North YorkshireWilton is a small village and civil parish near Pickering in North Yorkshire, England. The main road through Wilton is still closed daily so as to let the farmer transport cows across it....
, a place in the county of North Yorkshire - Wilton, Redcar and ClevelandWilton, Redcar and ClevelandWilton is a small village in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.-Geography:It is located between Redcar and Eston at the base of Eston Hills - to the east of Eston Nab. The village is noted for its golf course and castle, Wilton...
, a place in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland - Wilton, Somerset a subrub of Taunton
- Wilton, WiltshireWilton, WiltshireWilton is a town in Wiltshire, , England, with a rich heritage dating back to the Anglo-Saxons. Today it is dwarfed by its larger and more famous neighbour, Salisbury, but still has a range of notable shops and attractions, including Wilton House.The confluence of the rivers Wylye and Nadder is at...
, a town near Salisbury in the county of Wiltshire - Wilton AbbeyWilton AbbeyWilton Abbey was a Benedictine convent in Wiltshire, England, three miles from Salisbury on the site now occupied by Wilton House. A first foundation was made as a college of secular priests by Wulfstan, Ealdorman of Wiltshire, about 773, but after his death was changed into a convent for twelve...
, a benedictine convent near Salisbury, Wiltshire - Wilton HouseWilton HouseWilton House is an English country house situated at Wilton near Salisbury in Wiltshire. It has been the country seat of the Earls of Pembroke for over 400 years....
, a stately home near Salisbury, Wiltshire - Wilton WindmillWilton WindmillThe Wilton Windmill is a five floor brick tower mill located on a chalk ridge between the villages of Wilton and Great Bedwyn in the southern English county of Wiltshire.-History:...
, a windmill near Grafton in the county of Wiltshire
United States
- Wilton, AlabamaWilton, AlabamaWilton is a town in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. This town is part of the Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman Combined Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 580.-Geography:Wilton is located at .According to the U.S...
, a town - Wilton, ArkansasWilton, ArkansasWilton is a town in Little River County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 439 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wilton is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...
, a town - Wilton, CaliforniaWilton, CaliforniaWilton is a census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,363 at the 2010 census, up from 4,551 at the 2000 census.-Geography and environment:Wilton is...
, a town - Wilton, ConnecticutWilton, ConnecticutWilton is a town nestled in the Norwalk River Valley in southwestern Connecticut in the United States. It is located in Fairfield County. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 18,062. In 2007, it was voted as one of CNN Money's "Best Places to Live" in the United States.Located along...
, a town - Wilton, IllinoisWilton, IllinoisWilton is located northeast of Wilton Center, Illinois northwest of Andres and south of Frankfort.Wilton is the smallest unincorporated area in Will County, Illinois. It is smaller than Andres with a population of only about 20 people....
, the smallest unincorporated area in Will County - Wilton, IowaWilton, IowaWilton is a city in Cedar and Muscatine Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 2,839 at the 2010 census. The Muscatine County portion of Wilton is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area....
, a city - Wilton, Maine, a town
- Wilton (CDP), MaineWilton (CDP), MaineWilton is a census-designated place in the town of Wilton in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,290 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wilton is located at ....
, a census-designated place constituting the center of the town
- Wilton (CDP), Maine
- Wilton, MinnesotaWilton, MinnesotaWilton is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 204 at the 2010 census. Wilton is considered a bedroom community of Bemidji.-Geography:...
, a city - Wilton, New HampshireWilton, New Hampshire- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 3,743 people, 1,410 households, and 1,023 families living in the town. The population density was 145.3 people per square mile . There were 1,451 housing units at an average density of 56.3 per square mile...
, a town - Wilton, New YorkWilton, New YorkWilton is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 12,511 at the 2000 census.The Town of Wilton is in the northeastern part of the county, northeast of Saratoga Springs, which it borders.-History:...
, a town - Wilton, North DakotaWilton, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 807 people, 309 households, and 219 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,395.3 people per square mile . There were 347 housing units at an average density of 599.9 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 98.27% White, 0.12%...
, a city - Wilton, WisconsinWilton, WisconsinWilton is a village in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 519 at the 2000 census. The village is located partially within the Town of Wilton and partially within the Town of Wellington.-Geography:...
, a village - Wilton (town), WisconsinWilton (town), WisconsinWilton is a town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 925 at the 2008 census. The Village of Wilton is located partially within the town.-Geography:...
, a town adjacent to the village of Wilton - Wilton Manors, FloridaWilton Manors, FloridaWilton Manors is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 11,632. Wilton Manors is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census. Although the city is...
, a city - Wilton Township, MinnesotaWilton Township, MinnesotaWilton Township is a township in Waseca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 392 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles , of which, 35.7 square miles of it is land and 0.4 square...
, a township - Listings on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
:- Wilton (Wye Mills, Maryland)Wilton (Wye Mills, Maryland)Wilton is a historic home located at Wye Mills, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It consists of the original brick structure, built between 1749 and 1770, which is a three-bay, -story block, approximately 22 feet by 26 feet...
, listed on the NRHP in Maryland - Wilton (Richmond, Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Virginia
- Wilton (Wilton, Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Virginia
- Wilton (Wye Mills, Maryland)
People
- Earl of WiltonEarl of WiltonEarl of Wilton, of Wilton Castle in the County of Hereford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1801 for Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton, along with the subsidiary title of Viscount Grey de Wilton, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom...
, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom - Frank WiltonFrank WiltonFrank S. Wilton, Jr. was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He served as the head football coach for Miami University in Oxford, Ohio from 1932 to 1941, compiling a record of 44–39–5...
(1905–1977), an American football player and coach - Greg WiltonGreg WiltonGregory Stuart Wilton was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Isaacs, from 1996 until his suicide at the age of 44...
, (1955–2000), Australian politician - Joseph WiltonJoseph WiltonJoseph Wilton was an English sculptor and one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768 .Born to a wealthy family in London, Wilton trained in Flanders, Paris, Rome and Florence...
(1722–1803), an English sculptor - Michael WiltonMichael WiltonMichael Wilton is an American guitarist for the progressive metal band Queensrÿche. Wilton attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle where he met future Queensrÿche drummer Scott Rockenfield and began recording in 1981...
, an American guitarist - Penelope WiltonPenelope WiltonPenelope Alice Wilton, OBE is an English actress.-Life and career:Penelope Alice Wilton was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, to a former actress mother and a businessman father. She is a niece of actors Bill Travers and Linden Travers and a cousin of the actor Richard Morant...
(* 1946), a British actor - Richard WiltonRichard Wilton-Works:His works included:*a commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard;*a treatise in five books against the heresies of his own age;*commentaries on the Book of Genesis and the prophecies of Jeremiah;*three books of quodlibets;...
(d. 1239), English scholar - Robb WiltonRobb WiltonRobb Wilton, born Robert Wilton Smith was an English comedian and comic actor who was famous for his filmed monologues in the 1930s and 1940s in which he played incompetent authority figures....
(1881-1957), English comedian and comic actor - Robert WiltonRobert WiltonRobert Archibald Wilton was a British journalist.Wilton, who was born in Cringleford, Norfolk, was the son of a British mining engineer employed in Russia. In 1889 he joined the European staff of the New York Herald, remaining with that newspaper for fourteen years, and corresponding on both...
, a British journalist - Wilt ChamberlainWilt ChamberlainWilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain was an American professional NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; he also played for the Harlem Globetrotters prior to playing in the NBA...
, full name Wilton Norman Chamberlain, (1936-1999), American Basketball player - Wílton FigueiredoWilton FigueiredoWílton Aguiar Figueiredo is a Brazilian centre forward playing for Swedish club Malmö FF . After a season with Swedish side, GAIS, he was brought to the Swedish capital and the club AIK after both GAIS and AIK were promoted to the Swedish top flight, the Allsvenskan in 2005...
, a Brazilian footballer - Wilton L. Johnson, a Influential youngman
Other
- Wilton carpet, a specific type of pile carpet
- Wilton cultureWilton cultureThe Wilton culture is the name given by archaeologists to an archaeological culture which was common to parts of south and east Africa around six thousand years ago.It was first described by John Hewitt after he excavated with the collaboration of C. W...
, an archaeological culture from Africa