Town near Salisbury where carpets were made for about 250 years until 1995 (6)

I believe the answer is:

wilton

(Other definitions for wilton that I've seen before include "Woven carpet with a velvety pile" , "Could be carpet" , "Kind of English woven carpet" , "22 [WILTS] carpet business" , "Type of woven carpet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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