Wiltshire (district)

{{Short description|Unitary authority area in England}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2021}}

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Wiltshire

| type = Unitary authority area

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| image1 = Catedral de Salisbury, Salisbury, Inglaterra, 2014-08-12, DD 03.JPG

| image2 = Market Place, Chippenham, Wiltshire - geograph.org.uk - 5179874.jpg

| image3 = Trowbridge Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 5894421.jpg

| image4 = Stonehenge, Condado de Wiltshire, Inglaterra, 2014-08-12, DD 12.JPG

| image5 = Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire - geograph.org.uk - 2131396.jpg}}

| image_caption = Clockwise from top: Salisbury Cathedral; Trowbridge Town Hall; Lacock Abbey; Stonehenge; and Chippenham Market Place

| image_shield = File:Arms of Wiltshire County Council.svg

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| image_map = Wiltshire Council UK locator map.svg

| mapsize = 160px

| map_caption = Shown within the ceremonial county of Wiltshire

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| subdivision_type = Sovereign state

| subdivision_name = United Kingdom

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = England

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = South West England

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Wiltshire

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| government_type = Non-metropolitan district

| leader_title = Local Authority

| leader_name = Wiltshire Council

| leader_title1 = Mayor

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| leader_title2 = Council Leader

| leader_name2 = Richard Clewer

| leader_title3 = MPs

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| established_title3 = Unitary Authority

| established_date3 = 1 April 2009

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| population_as_of = {{English statistics year}}

| population_total = {{English district population|GSS=E06000054}} (List of English districts by population)

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| demographics_type1 = Ethnicity (2021)

| demographics1_footnotes = {{NOMIS2021|id=E06000054|title=Wiltshire Local Authority|access-date=18 August 2024}}

| demographics1_title1 = Ethnic groups

| demographics1_info1 = {{Collapsible list

| 94.3% White

| 2.1% Asian

| 1.7% Mixed

| 1.1% Black

| 0.7% other

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| demographics_type2 = Religion (2021)

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| demographics2_title1 = Religion

| demographics2_info1 = {{Collapsible list

| 50.2% Christianity

| 41.3% no religion

| 0.7% Islam

| 0.5% Hinduism

| 0.5% Buddhism

| 0.1% Sikhism

| 0.1% Judaism

| 0.6% other

| 6.0% not stated

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| timezone = Greenwich Mean Time

| utc_offset = +0

| postal2_code_type = Post town

| postal2_code = {{Smallcaps|Bath}}, {{Smallcaps|Salisbury}}, {{Smallcaps|Swindon}} and {{Smallcaps|Reading}}

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = SP, SN4-6, SN8-14, BA2, BA12-15, RG17

| area_code_type = Dialling code

| area_code = 01249 and others

| iso_code = GB-WIL

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| blank1_info = 00HD (ONS) E06000054 (GSS)

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| coordinates = {{coord|51.352|-1.978|region:GB|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| blank3_name = Police

| blank3_info = Wiltshire Police

| blank4_name = Fire

| blank4_info = Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

| blank5_name = Ambulance

| blank5_info = South Western

| website = {{URL|https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/}}

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Wiltshire is a unitary authority area{{cite web |title=Wiltshire Council |url=https://businesssouth.org/directory/wiltshire-council/ |website=Business South |access-date=18 August 2024}}{{cite web |title=Wiltshire Council - view and make Freedom of Information requests |url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/wiltshire_council |website=WhatDoTheyKnow |access-date=18 August 2024 |language=en |date=16 August 2024}} in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire,{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Lieutenancies Act 1997|year=1997|chapter=23|access-date=21 August 2024}} South West England. It was formed in April 2009 following the abolition of Wiltshire County Council and the districts of Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, and West Wiltshire. They were all replaced by Wiltshire Council,{{cite web |title=Written evidence submitted by Wiltshire Council [OSG 034] |url=https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/78741/html/ |website=committees.parliament.uk |publisher=committees.parliament.uk |access-date=18 August 2024}} which is based at County Hall in Trowbridge. The remaining part of the ceremonial county is the Borough of Swindon, administered by a separate unitary authority. In 2022 it had a population of 515,885.

Salisbury is the only city in the district and its largest settlement.{{cite web |title=Salisbury - Market Town |url=https://www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/towns-and-villages/salisbury-p490533 |website=Visit Wiltshire |access-date=18 August 2024}} After the city, the next largest urban areas are Chippenham and Trowbridge.