Main Page

Welcome to Wikishire

Today is 5th July 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 -

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:

Ffestiniog Railway

The Ffestiniog Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway in Merionethshire and a major tourist attraction. It runs on a single line roughly thirteen miles long climbing from the harbour at Porthmadog in Caernarfonshire through forested and mountainous scenery, on a single track throughout up to the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Merionethshire, which was the original reason for the line.

The track gauge is 2 feet, allowing trains to be used either on the Ffestiniog or on its sister line, the Welsh Highland Railway, which is operated by the same company. (Read more)

Recently featured: Tydd Gote • House of Dun • Saffron Walden

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.

Main Page

Ffestiniog Railway

What is a wiki?

Navigation menu

Search