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<span style="font-size:150%">'''Wikishire'''</span> is where you may find the best of [[Great Britain|Britain]] and [[Ireland]].
  
Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
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'''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.
  
== Getting started ==
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To begin, you can peruse the list of counties of the [[Counties of the United Kingdom|UK]] or [[Counties of the Republic of Ireland|Republic of Ireland]], or even go directly to a [[Special:Random|random page]]! To accompany the encyclopædia we also have an '''{{cmap0|interactive map of the counties of the British Isles}}'''. We also have [https://wikishire.co.uk/lookup/ Resources] for GIS including KML files and postcode lookup tools.
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Latest revision as of 11:59, 10 December 2021

Welcome to Wikishire
Currently serving 33,856 articles
Today is 30th May 2024 .
Croxleyoak June 2011.jpg

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 -

Add it and Edit

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.

Today's featured image is:

St Peter and St Paul, Great Casterton, Rutland

Great Casterton

Great Casterton is a village in Rutland, located at the crossing of the Roman Ermine Street and the River Gwash.

The earliest recorded settlement was a Roman fort around AD 44 A civilian settlement developed which was later a walled town and the defences are still apparent. Archaeological excavations have been conducted on the town, a villa near the Gwash and burials including early Anglo-Saxons. Two miles north of the town are the earthwork remains of Woodhead Castle, a mediæval moated ringwork with attached bailey. (Read more)

Recently featured: Ledbury   •  Floors Castle   •  Skelmersdale

What is a wiki?

A wiki is a collaborative website with certain standard functions allowing easy editing of pages by anyone. At Wikishire, you may log on and start work right away.

Few things stay still for long, and here you can keep updating or improving the articles. A wiki is a constant work in progress.