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Today is 16th October 2026 .

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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Alderley Edge

Alderley Edge is a well-to-do village in Cheshire, and also the name of the hill at whose foot the village stands. The village, six miles north-west of Macclesfield and fifteen miles south of Manchester, serves as a commuter town for the latter. The hill known as Alderley Edge is a steep and thickly wooded sandstone ridge dominating the area's vistas and looking out over the Cheshire Plain.

Alderley Edge is part of Cheshire's 'Golden Triangle', famous for its affluence and expensive houses, and accordingly it has a selection of cafés and designer shops catering to the townsfolk's purses. (Read more)

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