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Today is 21st November 2024 .

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.

Today's featured image is: The Market Place, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire Uttoxeter Uttoxeter is a small market town in Staffordshire, in the east of the county and away from any of the clumps of towns which have grown up on the main transport routes. Uttoxeter lies close to the River Dove, which here forms the border with Derbyshire and is approximately midway between Asbourne, Derbyshire, Burton-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford, with many miles of countryside between. At the edge of the town is the famous Uttoxeter Racecourse. (Read more)

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