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Welcome to Wikishire
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Today is 13th June 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:

Llywelyn climbing to Devil's Bridge on the Vale of Rheidol Railway, Cardiganshire

Vale of Rheidol Railway

The Vale of Rheidol Railway is a 23¾ -inch narrow gauge heritage railway that runs for almost twelve miles between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge in Cardiganshire.

Until privatisation, the line was the sole steam-operated line on the nationalised British Rail network, steam traction having ceased in 1968 on all other parts of the system. Unlike other railways in the United Kingdom, the Vale of Rheidol Railway has never closed, with the exception of wartime, and has operated a service for tourists through its life. (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.