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Latest revision as of 11:59, 10 December 2021

Welcome to Wikishire
Currently serving 33,804 articles
Today is 4th May 2024 .
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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:

Aira Force, Cumberland

Aira Force

Aira Force is a celebrated waterfall in Cumberland, on the Aira Beck deep within the Lake District, close to Ullswater.

The Aira Beck, which rises on the upper slopes of Stybarrow Dodd at a height of 2,362 feet and flows north-easterly before turning south, blocked by the high heather-covered slopes of Gowbarrow Fell. It turns south on its five-mile journey to join Ullswater, at a height of 492 feet. Less than a mile before entering the lake, the beck makes its leap 65 feet down a rocky ravine, creating the falls known as Aira Force.

William Wordsworth paid many visits to the area around Aira Force, observing daffodils on the shore of Ullswater near the Aira Beck, and the falls themselves are mentioned in three Wordsworth poems. (Read more)

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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.