Shirley Derbyshire Map

About Shirley

Shirley rests in a gentle fold of the Derbyshire Dales, a place where ancient pathways seem to whisper secrets to the wind. It lies 6.5 km south-east of Ashbourne (from Ashbourne: bearing 144°T, OS grid SK 219 414), and is situated west of Ednaston village. The fields around Shirley are a patchwork of greens and golds, often softened by a pearly light that seems to emanate from the very earth, hinting at the rich agricultural heritage that has shaped this landscape for centuries. Sunlight, when it breaks through, catches the dew on the hedgerows, turning them into strings of transient diamonds. The quiet lanes, worn smooth by the passage of generations, carry a sense of enduring peace, a stillness that allows the distant bleating of sheep to drift in on the breeze. Shirley's modest church, its stone weathered to a soft grey, stands as a sentinel, its spire a quiet punctuation mark against the vast canvas of the sky.

About This Shirley Map Page

Explore Shirley, Derbyshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.969837, -1.674879. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.