Shirley, Derbyshire Explained
| Country: | England |
| Static Image Name: | The Saracen's Head, Shirley 724441.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | The Saracen's Head, Shirley. |
| Coordinates: | 52.971°N -1.676°W |
| Map Type: | Derbyshire |
| Official Name: | Shirley |
| Shire District: | Derbyshire Dales |
| Shire County: | Derbyshire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Post Town: | ASHBOURNE |
| Postcode District: | DE6 |
| Postcode Area: | DE |
| Os Grid Reference: | SK218415 |
Shirley is a small village and civil parish in Derbyshire, 4miles south-east of Ashbourne.[1] The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 270.[2] It is situated in the countryside on top of a small hill.
History
Shirley was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers[3] and being worth forty shillings.[4]
In the nineteenth century St Michael's Church, Shirley was led by the Rev. Charles Francis Powys who had a number of literary children.
Notable residents
- John Cowper Powys, born in the town, "Derbyshire's most prolific author", according to Tom Bates
- Theodore Francis Powys, born in the town, author
- Gertrude Mary Powys, born in the town, painter
- Littleton Charles Powys, author and headmaster of Sherborne School
- Prof. Rev. Walter Waddington Shirley, historian at Oxford University
- Rev. William Richardson Linton, clergyman and botanist who wrote a Flora of Derbyshire and discovered Rubus durescens, a bramble endemic to Derbyshire
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Book: AA Book of British Villages . 1980 . Drive Publications Limited . 9780340254875 . 354.
- Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 31 March 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
- Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Doveridge, Linton, Brailsford and Cowley.
- Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. p.746–7
