Wilton may refer to:

Places

Australia

* Wilton, New South Wales, a small town near Sydney

Canada

* Rural Municipality of Wilton No. 472, Saskatchewan

England

Wilton, Herefordshire Wilton is a village in south Herefordshire, England just under a mile west of the market town of Ross-on-Wye. In 1100, Henry I set up three royal manors in Herefordshire, including the manor of Wilton. This included a number of surrounding vil ...

** Wilton Castle * Wilton, Ryedale, North Yorkshire *

Wilton, Redcar and Cleveland Wilton is a small village in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 958. Geography It is located between Redcar and Eston at the base of Eston Hills – to the east of Eston Nab. The village ...

, North Yorkshire ** Wilton Castle (Redcar and Cleveland) **

Wilton International Wilton International is a multi-occupancy industrial site in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England. Originally a chemical plant, it has businesses in a variety of fields including energy generation, plastic recycling and process research. History an ...

* Wilton, Somerset, a suburb of Taunton *

Wilton, Wiltshire Wilton is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire (of which it was once the county town), England, with a rich heritage dating back to the Anglo-Saxons. Carpets have been manufactured at Wilton since the 18th century. Today it is overshadowed by ...

, a town near Salisbury **

Wilton Abbey Wilton Abbey was a Benedictine convent in Wiltshire, England, three miles from Salisbury, probably on the site now occupied by Wilton House. It was active from the early tenth century until 1539. History Foundation Wilton Abbey is first reco ...

Wilton House Wilton House is an English country house at Wilton near Salisbury in Wiltshire, which has been the country seat of the Earls of Pembroke for over 400 years. It was built on the site of the medieval Wilton Abbey. Following the dissolution ...

* Wilton, Marlborough, Wiltshire, a hamlet in Grafton parish near Marlborough ** Wilton Windmill

Ireland

Wilton, Cork Wilton is a suburb of Cork City. It is the site of Cork University Hospital, Cork's largest hospital. Other landmarks include Wilton Shopping Centre and St. Finbarr's Cemetery, which lies on the border between Wilton and Glasheen and is the re ...

, a suburb of Cork City * Wilton, County Offaly, a townland in Kilmanaghan civil parish, barony of Kilcoursey

New Zealand

* Wilton, New Zealand, a suburb of Wellington

Scotland

Wilton, Scottish Borders Wilton is a parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, comprising the part of Hawick north of the Teviot. Formerly a separate burgh, it was merged with the burgh of Hawick in the 19th century. It stretches from Wilton Dean in the south-west ...

United States

* Wilton, Alabama, a town * Wilton, Arkansas, a town * Wilton, California, a town *

Wilton, Connecticut Wilton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 18,503. In 2017, it was the sixth-wealthiest town per capita in Connecticut, the wealthiest U.S. state per capita. Officially recog ...

, a town * Wilton, Illinois, an unincorporated community *

Wilton, Iowa Wilton (formerly Wilton Junction) is a city in Cedar and Muscatine counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 2,924 at the time of the 2020 census. The Muscatine County portion of Wilton is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statist ...

, a city *

Wilton, Maine Wilton is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,835 at the 2020 census. Situated beside Wilson Pond, the former mill town is today primarily a recreation area. History The land replaced an invalidated 1727 gran ...

, a New England town ** Wilton (CDP), Maine, the main village in the town * Wilton, Minnesota, a city * Wilton, Missouri, an unincorporated community *

Wilton, New Hampshire Wilton is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,896 at the 2020 census. Like many small New England towns, it grew up around water-powered textile mills, but is now a rural bedroom community with some ...

, a New England town ** Wilton (CDP), New Hampshire, the main village in the town *

Wilton, New York Wilton is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 17,361 at the 2020 census. The Town of Wilton is in the northeastern part of the county, northeast of Saratoga Springs, which it borders. History The region, on ...

, a town * Wilton, North Dakota, a city *

Wilton, Wisconsin Wilton is a village in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 504 at the 2010 census. The village is located partially within the Town of Wilton and partially within the Town of Wellington. Geography Wilton is located at ...

, a village * Wilton (town), Wisconsin, a town adjacent to the village of Wilton * Wilton Manors, Florida, a city * Wilton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota, a township * Listings on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

: ** Wilton (Wye Mills, Maryland), listed on the NRHP in Maryland **

Wilton House Museum Wilton House Museum is a museum in a historic house located in Richmond, Virginia. Wilton was constructed c. 1753 by William Randolph III, son of William Randolph II, of Turkey Island. Wilton was originally the manor house on a tobacco plan ...

, listed on the NRHP in Richmond, Virginia ** Wilton (Wilton, Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Virginia

Zimbabwe

* Wilton, Zimbabwe, a village in the Mashonaland East province

People

Surname

Earl of Wilton Earl of Wilton, of Wilton Castle in the County of Herefordshire, 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 ...

, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom * Frank Wilton (1905–1977), American football player and coach * Greg Wilton (1955–2000), Australian politician *

Joseph Wilton Joseph Wilton (16 July 1722 – 25 November 1803) was an English sculptor. He was one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and the academy's third keeper. His works are particularly numerous memorialising the famous Britons ...

(1722–1803), English sculptor * Michael Wilton (born 1962), American guitarist *

Penelope Wilton Dame Penelope Alice Wilton (born 3 June 1946), styled Penelope, Lady Holm between 1998 and 2001, is an English actress. She is known for starring opposite Richard Briers in the BBC sitcom ''Ever Decreasing Circles'' (1984–1989); playing Ho ...

(born 1946), British actor * Richard Wilton (died 1239), English scholar *

Robb Wilton Robert Wilton Smith (28 August 1881 – 1 May 1957), better known as Robb Wilton, was an English comedian and actor. He was best known for his filmed monologues during the 1930s and 1940s, in which he played incompetent authority figures. His tr ...

(1881–1957), English comedian and comic actor * Robert Wilton (1868–1925), British journalist * Spencer Wilton (born 1983), British equestrian * William de Wylton (or Wilton), English medieval university chancellor * Wilton Sampaio, Brazilian football referee

Fictional characters

Mavis Wilton Mavis Wilton (also Riley) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Thelma Barlow. A long-running series regular, Mavis appeared in the show for 26 years from 1971 to 1997. Introduced for a ...

(née Riley), from the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' *

Derek Wilton Derek Bernard Wilton is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by Peter Baldwin. He appeared in the show intermittently between 1976 and 1987, before becoming a regular from 1988 until the chara ...

, Mavis's husband * Harrison Wilton and Meadow Wilton, from the American TV series '' American Horror Story: Cult''

Given name

* Effie Marie Wilton later

Effie Bancroft Marie Effie Wilton, Lady Bancroft (1839–1921) was an English actress and Actor-manager, theatre manager. She appeared onstage as Marie Wilton until after her marriage in December 1867 to Squire Bancroft, when she adopted his last name. Bancro ...

(1839–1921), English actress and theatre manager * Wilton R. Earle (1902–1964), American cell biologist *

Wilton Ivie Vaine Wilton Ivie (March 28, 1907 – August 8, 1969) was an American arachnologist, who described hundreds of new species and many new genera of spiders, both under his own name and in collaboration with Ralph Vary Chamberlin. He was employed by ...

(1907–1969), American arachnologist *

Wilton Mkwayi Wilton Zimasile Mkwayi (17 December 1923 – 24 July 2004) was an African National Congress veteran and one of the first six members of Umkonto weSizwe to be sent for military training. Early life Wilton “Bri-Bri” Zimasile Mkwayi was born ...

(1923–2004), South African activist and politician, member of uMkhonto we Sizwe *

Wilt Chamberlain Wilton Norman Chamberlain (; August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player who played as a center. Standing at tall, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 years and is widely reg ...

(1936–1999), full name Wilton Norman Chamberlain, American basketball player and actor * Wilton (footballer) (1947-2009), Brazilian football midfielder and manager * Wílton Figueiredo (born 1982), Brazilian football midfielder *

Wilton López Wilton López (born July 19, 1983) is a Nicaraguan former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies. Professional career López signed with the New York Yankees in 2002 ...

(born 1983), Nicaraguan baseball player * Wilton Speight (born 1994), American football player

Other uses

* Wilton carpet, a specific type of pile carpet * Wilton culture, an archaeological culture from Africa * Wilton Brands, a baking, cake decorating and candy making company owned by Dr. Oetker