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<span style="font-size:150%">'''Wikishire'''</span> is where you may find the best of [[Great Britain|Britain]] and [[Ireland]].
  
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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.
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'''Wikishire''' can be where you are; whether you are on [[File:Macareux3.jpg|38px]] the [[Shetland]] islands or [[File:Pygoscelis papua.jpg|38px|]] 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.
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Tell the world what you love about your home.  Each shire, from [[Kent]] to [[County Kerry|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 [[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 33,859 articles
 Today is 2nd June 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:

The southern stretch of Chesil Beach, Dorset

Chesil Beach

Chesil Beach in Dorset is a remarkable shingle bank eighteen miles long on the south coast of Dorset stretching out in a smooth line from West Bay, Bridport to the Isle of Portland, trapping behind it a shallow lagoon known as the Fleet.

This is one of three major shingle structures in Britain. Its name is from the Old English ceosel, meaning "gravel" or "shingle". (Read more)

Recently featured: Pembroke   •  Glen Affric   •  Great Casterton

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.

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