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Why is Hungerford listed as a town in Wiltshire...? I'm certain it's in Berkshire. Muntfish 13:18, 2004 Aug 26 (UTC)
Hungerford is not in Wiltshire. The Association of British Counties lists Hungerford as being in Berkshire. However, I do remember reading somewhere that there quite a few places in Berkshire that were technically in Wiltshire because they were part of a feudal manor based in Wiltshire. I think an act of parliament in the nineteenth century cleared that up. Perhaps, it is better not to list Hungerford as being in Wiltshire. Gareth Hughes 12:56, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)
You are correct about the parts of Wiltshire in the Berkshire. There is a bit about it on this page: Counties_(Detached_Parts)_Act_1844#Wiltshire. Some of that should probably be on here I think.--MarkyParky 23:58, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
I have a question that concerns the Jun Kazama article: [1], saying that her fights in Tekken 2 take place here. If someone has a copy of the PSX version of the game and makes Jun the opponent in Practice mode, can you tell if this is Wiltshire? Thanx, --D.F. "Jun Kazama Master" Williams 14:28, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Link
Perhaps the following link can be a useful source of information:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/6436967.stm
Shinobu 11:33, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Parts of Wiltshire to the south and east of Reading
The first series Ordnance Survey maps 7, 8 and 12 (dating from between 1817 and 1822) show three areas to the south and east of Reading as being Part of Wilts. One of these is centred around Spencers Wood, another around Farley Hill, and the last and largest stretches from just north of Wokingham north to Twyford. All of these must be 30 miles from the nearest part of what is now Wiltshire, and are now part of Berkshire (in so far as that county still exists). I suspect this article probably ought to cover this strange anomaly; both how it came to be, and when these places ceased to be in Wiltshire. Anybody know the answers. -- Chris j wood 12:38, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
- They were part of Amesbury Hundred. I've tried to find an ecclesiastical connection with Amesbury Priory, without success. Not much help—sorry. --Old Moonraker 12:43, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
- Just seen a link to what might be the answer in prior discussion; I'll follow up. -- Chris j wood 12:46, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
- Here's a start: A few mentions of Amesbury Priory liberties in Berkshire from the Victoria County History. --Old Moonraker 13:00, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Least Ethnically-Diverse County in England
I had a "fact" quoted at me the other day that according to census info Wiltshire is the whitest county in England, or something like this. I was wondering if anyone could verify this, and if they can then I think it should be mentioned under Demographics. Static Sleepstorm (talk) 19:27, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
- The Estimated resident population by ethnic group and sex, mid-2005, (experimental statistics) released by the ONS says otherwise. Wiltshire has a White British percentage of 94.41% and a total white percentage (including White Irish and White Other) of about 97.09%. I will attempt to create a wiki table.
| Council | % W/Brit | % White ALL |
| Northumberland | 96.87 | 98.16 |
| Halton UA | 96.81 | 98.24 |
| Hartlepool UA | 96.81 | 97.91 |
| Durham | 96.71 | 97.99 |
| Cumbria | 96.65 | 98.39 |
| Herefordshire, County of UA | 96.28 | 98.14 |
| Redcar and Cleveland UA | 96.13 | 97.42 |
| North East Lincolnshire UA | 95.91 | 97.36 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire UA | 95.87 | 97.48 |
| Shropshire | 95.66 | 97.53 |
| Derbyshire | 95.64 | 97.35 |
| Darlington UA | 95.45 | 97.06 |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | 95.17 | 97.68 |
| Lincolnshire | 95.08 | 97.22 |
| Somerset | 95.08 | 97.42 |
| Torbay UA | 94.96 | 97.29 |
| Warrington UA | 94.83 | 96.95 |
| Devon | 94.76 | 97.38 |
| North Yorkshire | 94.72 | 97.39 |
| North Lincolnshire UA | 94.69 | 96.52 |
| Blackpool UA | 94.69 | 96.86 |
| Isle of Wight UA | 94.63 | 97.03 |
| North Somerset UA | 94.61 | 97.13 |
| Cheshire | 94.59 | 97.17 |
| Dorset | 94.59 | 97.18 |
| Stockton-on-Tees UA | 94.51 | 95.84 |
| Staffordshire | 94.48 | 96.2 |
| Wiltshire | 94.41 | 97.09 |
| Plymouth UA | 94.23 | 96.5 |
| Poole UA | 94 | 96.71 |
| Norfolk | 93.9 | 96.92 |
| Rutland UA | 93.87 | 96.8 |
| Merseyside (Met County) | 93.8 | 95.95 |
| Worcestershire | 93.77 | 96.11 |
| Nottinghamshire | 93.65 | 95.84 |
| South Gloucestershire UA | 93.44 | 95.89 |
| Hampshire | 93.42 | 96.35 |
| Tyne and Wear (Met County) | 93.14 | 95.05 |
| Gloucestershire | 92.88 | 95.83 |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of UA | 92.62 | 94.94 |
| East Sussex | 91.91 | 95.57 |
| Telford and Wrekin UA | 91.77 | 93.75 |
| York UA | 91.67 | 95.52 |
| Stoke-on-Trent UA | 91.64 | 93.23 |
| West Berkshire UA | 91.64 | 95.51 |
| South Yorkshire (Met County) | 91.5 | 93.33 |
| Essex | 91.41 | 94.72 |
| Lancashire | 91.25 | 93.37 |
| Kent | 91.13 | 94.67 |
| West Sussex | 91.12 | 94.82 |
| Suffolk | 90.82 | 95.3 |
| Bath and North East Somerset UA | 90.79 | 94.97 |
| Warwickshire | 90.79 | 94.01 |
| Leicestershire | 90.52 | 92.85 |
| Southend-on-Sea UA | 90.4 | 93.66 |
| Middlesbrough UA | 90.25 | 92.06 |
| Medway UA | 90.23 | 92.97 |
| Bournemouth UA | 90.19 | 94.78 |
| Northamptonshire | 89.67 | 93.31 |
| Swindon UA | 89.05 | 93.44 |
| Thurrock UA | 88.88 | 91.8 |
| Portsmouth UA | 87.74 | 91.85 |
| Cambridgeshire | 87.55 | 93.48 |
| Oxfordshire | 86.77 | 92.78 |
| Bracknell Forest UA | 86.71 | 92.28 |
| Wokingham UA | 86.71 | 91.71 |
| Surrey | 86.11 | 92.62 |
| Bedfordshire | 86.09 | 91.02 |
| Greater Manchester (Met County) | 85.52 | 88.91 |
| Hertfordshire | 85.45 | 91 |
| Brighton and Hove UA | 85.38 | 91.91 |
| Buckinghamshire | 85.07 | 90.26 |
| ENGLAND | 84.72 | 89.11 |
| Southampton UA | 84.48 | 89.33 |
| Bristol, City of UA | 84.32 | 89.32 |
| West Yorkshire (Met County) | 83.88 | 86.48 |
| Milton Keynes UA | 83.69 | 88.03 |
| Peterborough UA | 83.25 | 87.73 |
| Derby UA | 82.48 | 85.79 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead UA | 81.46 | 90.15 |
| Reading UA | 78.22 | 84.92 |
| Nottingham UA | 77.26 | 82.17 |
| Blackburn with Darwen UA | 75.28 | 77.27 |
| West Midlands (Met County) | 74.06 | 77.65 |
| Outer London | 62.58 | 71.82 |
| Luton UA | 61.27 | 67.97 |
| Leicester UA | 58.99 | 62.56 |
| Slough UA | 56.77 | 62.24 |
| Inner London | 51.6 | 66.25 |
- Don't quote me on those figures though as I only did a few quick calculations and they are based on population estimates anyway. There won't be another Census until 2011. --Mercifull (Talk/Contribs) 10:42, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
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