in Polesworth par., Warwickshire—dist., pop. 2745;
township, pop. 2111; vil., 2% miles SE. of Tamworth;
p.o.; has brick and tile works; in vicinity is Wilne-
cote Hall, seat.

Wilpshire, township and ry. sta., Blackburn par.,
NE. Lancashire, 3 m. N. of Blackburn, 1002 ac., pop. 280.

Wll abridge. See WiLLSBRlDGE.

Wilsden, township and eccl. dist. with ry. sta.,
Bradford par., N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 5 miles
NW. of Bradford—township, 2638 ac., pop. 2966; eccl.
dist. (Wilsden cum Allerton), pop. 6201; P.O.; the
township forms a local government dist. Worsted
spinning and the mfr. of stuffs are carried on.

Wilseck. See Stancill with Wellingley, &c.

Wilsford, par., Lincolnshire, 44 miles SW. of Slea-
ford, 2860 ac., pop. 689; contains part of Ancaster, and
has quarries of fine freestone known as Ancaster stone.

Wilsford near Pewsey, par. and township, Wilts,
5 miles SW. of Pewsey—par., 2997 ac., pop. 437; town-
ship, 1692 ac., pop. 204.

WUsford near Salisbury, par., Wilts, on river
Avon, 14 mile SW. of Amesbury, 1637 ac., pop. 161.

Wilsbamstead (or Wilstead), par. and vil., Bed-
fordshire—par., 3027 ac., pop. 820; vil., 4 miles S. of
Bedford; P.O.

Wilsbaw, eccl. dist., Almondbury par., S. div. West-
Riding Yorkshire, 14 mile SE. of Meltham sta., pop. 343.

Wilsill, hamlet, Ripon par., E. div. West-Riding
Yorkshire, 2 miles SE. of Pateley Bridge.

Wilson, hamlet, Breedon on the Hill par., Leicester-
shire, 7 miles NE. of Ashby de la Zouch.

Wilsontown, mining vil. with ry. sta., Carnwath
par., Lanarkshire, 84 miles N. of Carstairs, pop. (in-
cluding Rootpark) 808.

Wilstead. See Wilshamstead.

Wiistborpe.—township, in par. and 2 miles S. of
Bridlington, East-Riding Yorkshire, 276 ac. land and 84
foreshore, pop. 13.—2. Wiistborpe, township, Great-
ford par., Lincolnshire, 6 miles NE. of Stamford, pop.
81.—3. Wiistborpe. See Sawley with Wilsthorpe.

Wilstone, hamlet, Tring par., Herts, in NW. of co.,
2 miles NW. of Tring; P.O.

Wilstrop, township and ry. sta., Kirk Hammerton
par., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 8 miles NW. of
York, 1079 ac., pop. 80.

Wilton.—market town and par. with ry. sta., AYilts,
on river Wiley, 24 miles NW. of Salisbury, 1852 ac.,
pop. 1826 ; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Wednesday.
The entire parish forms a local government district.
Wilton has been celebrated for its carpets since the
time of Elizabeth. It takes its name from its position
on the Wiley, and gives name to the county, Wilts.
It was the capital of Wessex, had an abbey of about
800 (the site of which is now occupied by Wilton
House, seat of the Earl of Pembroke), and was the seat
of a diocese from 906 until 1050. It was a borough by
prescription, first chartered by Henry I. It returned
2 members to Parliament from Edward I. until 1832,
and 1 member from 1832 (when its parliamentary
limits were extended) until 1885.—2. Wilton, hamlet,
Haile par., Cumberland, 2 miles E. of Egremont.—3.
Wilton, hamlet, Herefordshire, on river Wye, 1 mile
AY. of Ross; P.O.; has remains of Wilton Castle, the
residence of the Greys from time of Edward I. till the
great Civil War between Charles and the Parliament,
when it was destroyed. The Wye is here crossed by
Wilton Bridge, a 6-arched structure built in the time of
Elizabeth.—4. Wilton, vil., Norfolk, near S. border of
co., 4 miles NW. of Brandon.—5. Wiiton, par.,
Somerset, mostly within Taunton bor., 700 ac., pop.
1201; Wiiton House, seat, is 1 mile S. of Taunton.
—6. Wilton, township and ry. sta., Ellerburn par.,
North-Riding Yorkshire, 34 miles E. of Pickering, 1784
ac., pop. 168.—7. Wilton, par., North-Riding York-
shire, 4 miles S. of Redcar, 4050 ac. land and 641 tidal
water and foreshore, pop. 1293; mining is extensively
carried on; the par. was a township in Kirk Leatham
par. prior to 1871; it contains Wilton Castle, seat.

Wilton, par., Roxburghshire, on river Teviot, mostly
within the parliamentary burgh of Hawick, 8760 ac.,
pop. 5782.

Wilton, seat, 3 miles SW. of Enniscorthy, mid. co.
AYexford.