Local authors
Wilton Free School, Wilton
National School, Wilton
Wilton Church of England Junior School, Wilton
Wilton Church of England First School, Wilton
Local authors for the community.
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| Author | Date | Association with Wilton |
|---|---|---|
| Edith Olivier | 1873-1948 | Writer; born at Wilton, 1st Lady Mayor of Wilton |
| A.G. Street | 1892-1966 | Journalist and novelist; born and lived near Witon |
| Pamela Street | Novelist; born near Wilton | |
| Philip Massinger | 1583-1640 | Dramatist; lived at Wilton |
| Sir Philip Sydney | Poet; visitor to Wilton House. He wrote most of Arcadia here. | |
| Edward Slow | 1841-1925 | Dialect poet and writer who lived in Wilton all his life and was alderman and mayor of the borough. |