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Today is 18th April 2026 .
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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 -

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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.

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Holden Clough and the Snake Road, Derbyshire

Snake Pass

The Snake Pass in Derbyshire is the way through the hills of the Peak District which allows passage between Manchester (in Lancashire) and Sheffield (in Yorkshire). It is a remote place. The A57 road crosses the Peaks using the Snake Pass.

The Snake Pass runs between the town of Glossop and the Pennine watershed between the moorland plateaux of Kinder Scout and Bleaklow. To the south, Kinder Scout, looks down over the pass from across Black Ashop Moor and Featherbed Moss. (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.