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Today is 23rd December 2025 .

Wikishire is where you may find the best of Britain and Ireland.

Wikishire is where you are; whether you are on the Shetland islands or the South Shetland Islands, or the places between, Wikishire is a growing guide on all you need to know about the British and Irish lands.

Tell the world what you love about your home. Each shire, from Kent to Kerry is here, with ever-growing detail; if your town or village is not in Wikishire, or if something important is missed out, then log on, then -

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To begin, you can peruse the list of counties of the UK or Republic of Ireland, or even go directly to a random page! To accompany the encyclopædia we also have an interactive map of the counties of the British Isles. We also have Resources for GIS including KML files and postcode lookup tools.

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Alderney

Alderney is the most northerly of the Channel Islands and part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The island is 3 miles long and 1½ miles wide, covering 3 square miles, making it the third island of the Channel Islands by size. Alderney lies around 10 miles to the west of La Hague in the Cotentin Peninsula of Normandy, 20 miles to the northeast of Guernsey and 60 miles from the south coast of Hampshire, which makes it the closest of the Channel Islands to Great Britain and the closest to France as well. Alderney is separated from Cap de la Hague by the dangerous Race of Alderney (Le Raz).

The island has a population of only 2,400. (Read more)

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