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Welcome to Wikishire
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Today is 9th May 2024 .
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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:

Scenes of Herm in the Bailiwick of Guernsey

Herm

Herm is an island within the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It is the smallest of the Channel Islands that is open to the public, though cars are banned from the small island just as they are on its neighbour, Sark.

The island's name in Guernésiais is Haerme. The whole island belongs to the States of Guernsey, which bought Herm from the Crown after the War in order that the island could be enjoyed by the people of Guernsey. (Read more)

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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.