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Today is 16th May 2026
Middlesex Day.

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.

Today's featured image is:

The Middlesex Guildhall in Westminster, Middlesex

Middlesex Guildhall

The Middlesex Guildhall is today the home of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and stands on the south-west corner of Parliament Square in Westminster, in Middlesex. It was built in 1913 as a shire hall for Middlesex, to house the council and justices of the peace. The Guildhall

The style of the Middlesex Guildhall is an exuberant Gothic, echoing the style of the grandest buildings of Parliament Square, Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster. (Read more)

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