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Today is 25th April 2024
Huntingdonshire Day.
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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.

Today's featured image is:

The Village Hall in Farcet, Huntingdonshire

Farcet

Farcet is a village in Huntingdonshire, on the old course of the River Nene, north-east of Yaxley and close to the swelling edges of Peterborough's trespassing new town..

Farcet is a growing village. Its wider parish extends east across the fens as far as Pondersbridge, all in an abundant agricultural area and an area too in which Roman coins and other relics of that era have been unearthed. The grand house of the village, close to the church is built in the semi-classical style in 1684. (Read more)

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Few things stay still for long, and here you can keep updating or improving the articles. A wiki is a constant work in progress.