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Today is 12th 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.

Today's featured image is:

Hove

Hove is a town of Sussex, on the south coast, immediately to the west of its larger neighbour, Brighton, with which it forms a single urban mass and city. The conurbation stretches along the coast to include Hove, Brighton and some smaller coastal towns and villages. To the east of Hove is Portslade-by-Sea.

To outsiders the difference between the towns, Hove and Brighton may be an unfamiliar distinction, but Brighton has certain louche reputation, and an air of oddity brought by the counter-culture which prevails there, while Hove strives to be more genteel. (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.

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