Shirley holds the quiet gravity of the Derbyshire Dales, where the land softens into gentle folds of pasture and ancient hedgerow. It lies 4.1 miles south-east of Ashbourne (from Ashbourne: bearing 144°T, OS grid SK 219 414), and is situated west of Ednaston village. The morning light often lingers upon the earthworks of the Moated Site At Shirley Hall, casting long, inquisitive shadows across the flattened grass where medieval foundations once stood. Nearby, the water of the Mill Pond maintains a glassy stillness, reflecting the shifting clouds that drift over the open fields. Shirley remains defined by this agricultural hush, a place where the seasons dictate the pace of life more than the ticking of a clock. To the west, the Wyaston Brook traces a winding path through the soil, carving a silver vein into the dark, heavy earth. The architecture of Shirley reflects a long endurance, with stone walls that have weathered the damp winters and the bright, fleeting summers of the East Midlands. Every lane and garden path seems to hold the memory of generations who worked this same heavy clay.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shirley, Derbyshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Shirley includes coordinates 52.969837, -1.674879, in the county of Derbyshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Shirley is available on the Shirley map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Derbyshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.