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What is the colloquial name for people from Wiltshire, a county of South West England, that arose from a folk tale?

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What is the colloquial name for people from Wiltshire, a county of South West England, that arose from a folk tale?
posted Mar 6, 2020 by Anil Chaurasiya

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Moonrakers
The story: people had hidden smuggled barrels of French brandy from Customs in a village pond, and were caught while trying to retrieve it at night, but pointed to the moon's reflection, saying they were trying to rake in a round cheese. The customs men laughed at these simple yokels.

answer Mar 9, 2020 by Mohammad
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