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Today is 3rd March 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:

Point of Ayr Lighthouse on Talacre Beach, Flintshire

Point of Ayr

Point of Ayr is the northernmost point of Flintshire and of mainland Wales. It is situated immediately to the north of Talacre, at the mouth of the Dee estuary. This low headland is to the southwest of the Liverpool Bay area of the Irish Sea

At Point of Ayr is a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds nature reserve, 'RSPB Dee Estuary Point of Ayr', and it is part of 'Gronant and Talacre Dunes Site of Special Scientific Interest'. (Read more)

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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.