DERIVATION OF WILTSHIRE.
Wiltshire, in the Saxon Chronicles Wiltunseir, in Doomesday Wiltescire, derives its name from the town of Wilton, from the Wit-saetas (saetan = settlers or inhabitants), the West Saxon tribe who made it their home.
Wiltshire, in the Saxon Chronicles Wiltunseir, in Doomesday Wiltescire, derives its name from the town of Wilton, from the Wit-saetas (saetan = settlers or inhabitants), the West Saxon tribe who made it their home.