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Today is 19th June 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.

Today's featured image is:

White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover are chalk cliffs in Kent, forming part of the coastline of Great Britain facing the Straits of Dover. The cliffs are part of the North Downs formation and spread east and west along the Kentish coast from the ancient and modern port of Dover, which town sits crammed into a gap in the cliffs.

The cliffs have great symbolic value for Britain as the first and last sight of the land, facing towards Europe across the narrowest part of the Channel, where invasions have historically threatened and against which the cliffs form a symbolic guard. (Read more)

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

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