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Welcome to Wikishire
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 Today is 24th December 2024
Christmas Eve.

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:

The High Street, Bromyard, Herefordshire

Bromyard

Bromyard is a small town in north-eastern Herefordshire, with a population of approximately four thousand souls, near the county border with Worcestershire. Bromyard's pretty streets have a number of traditional half-timbered pubs and some buildings dating back to Norman days. Bromyard was once a market town and centre for growing hops and soft fruit.

Bromyard hosts a three-day folk festival each year in September, which particularly concentrates on English traditional music; one of the largest events of its kind in the country. (Read more)

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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.

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