Shirley, Derbyshire
| Shirley | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 The Saracen's Head, Shirley. | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK218415 |
| Location: | 52°58’16"N, 1°40’34"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Ashbourne |
| Postcode: | DE6 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Derbyshire Dales |
Shirley is a small village in Derbyshire, close to the town of Ashbourne. The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 270.
The village stands in the countryside on top of a small hill.
History
Shirley appears in the Domesday Book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers, who was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire, and being worth forty shillings.[1]
In the nineteenth century St Michael's Church, Shirley was led by the Rev. Charles Francis Powys who had a number of literary children.
Rev. Charles Francis Powys was the great nephew of Thomas Powys, created the first Lord Lilford in 1797, and the Powys' were also cousins of the Shirley family who held the living of the parish of Shirley in Derbyshire and were direct descendants of Earl Ferrers, the first Sheriff of the County.[2]
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References
- ↑ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.746–7
- ↑ PeakDistrictOnline accessed 4 December 2007