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Shirland

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Also known as Shirland, Derbyshire

Shirland is a former pit village in Derbyshire, England. Together with the neighbouring villages of Higham, Stretton and Stonebroom, it forms part of the civil parish of Shirland and Higham, which had a population of 4,802 at the 2011 Census. The River Amber flows through the parish.

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Place details

Locality
North East Derbyshire
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
3,447
Timezone
Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.static_image
Shirland church 230348 dafc381b.jpg
UK place.static_image_width
250px
UK place.static_image_caption
St. Leonards Church
UK place.map_type
Derbyshire
UK place.official_name
Shirland
UK place.civil_parish
Shirland and Higham
UK place.population
4,802
UK place.population_ref
(Including Stonebroom. 2011)
UK place.shire_district
North East Derbyshire
UK place.shire_county
Derbyshire
UK place.region
East Midlands
UK place.post_town
ALFRETON
UK place.postcode_district
DE55
UK place.postcode_area
DE
UK place.os_grid_reference
SK394583

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
village
Image
Shirland church 230348 dafc381b.jpg
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Commons category
Shirland
OS grid reference
SK394583
postal code
DE55
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Church
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Shirland is a former pit village in Derbyshire, England. Together with the neighbouring villages of Higham, Stretton and Stonebroom, it forms part of the civil parish of Shirland and Higham, which had a population of 4,802 at the 2011 Census. The River Amber flows through the parish.

==History== Shirland is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Sirelunt in the hundred of Scarsdale. According to this ancient document the manor was given to William Peverel after the Norman Conquest. Peveral inherited many manors around Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire including Nottingham Castle.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shirland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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