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Today is 27th May 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.

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Mossley

Mossley is a small town at the meeting of three shires and which spreads liberally across the borders of them all: Lancashire, Cheshire and Yorkshire, which three meet in a 'Y' on the River Tame, in a dale on the lower slopes of the Pennines.

Mossley is not a single-centred town; the Lancashire part, Mossley Brow, is west of the river and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, with a natural centre at Market Street; the Cheshire side east of the river spreads from Station Road and Staley Road. The Yorkshire part of town is called Roughtown, and is to the north, on the west side of the Tame. (Read more)

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