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  1. Shirley

Where is Shirley?

Shirley is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, four miles south-east of the town of Ashbourne, nine miles west of the major city of Derby, and 120 miles north-west of London. Shirley lies four miles north-east of the Staffordshire border. Shirley falls within the district council of Derbyshire Dales, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE6 postcode district. The post town for Shirley is Ashbourne.

Shirley on a map

Map showing extent of Shirley as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Shirley
Map showing location of Shirley within the UK
Location of Shirley within the UK

Which county is Shirley in?

Shirley is in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, the historic county of Derbyshire, and the administrative county of Derbyshire.

Ceremonial CountyDerbyshire
Historic CountyDerbyshire
Administrative CountyDerbyshire

Where is Shirley in Derbyshire?

Shirley is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Derbyshire.

Map showing location of Shirley within Derbyshire
Location of Shirley within Derbyshire

What is the postcode for Shirley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Shirley is DE6 3AW.

Where is Shirley in DE6?

Shirley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DE6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DE6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Shirley within DE6
Location of Shirley within DE6

What is the post town for Shirley?

The post town for Shirley is Ashbourne. Shirley is in the DE6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ashbourne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Shirley?

The centre of Shirley is located at position 52.96984° latitude and -1.67488° longitude.

Latitude52.96984°
Longitude-1.67488°

What is the easting and northing of Shirley?

The centre of Shirley is located at the grid reference easting 421932 and northing 341436 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting421932
Northing341436

What are the nearest towns to Shirley?

Position of Shirley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Shirley to the centre of the town.

south-east
4m
Shirley is 4 miles south-east of Ashbourne
south-west
9m
Shirley is 9 miles south-west of Wirksworth
south-west
9m
Shirley is 9 miles south-west of Belper
north-east
9m
Shirley is 9 miles north-east of Uttoxeter
north
11m
Shirley is 11 miles north of Burton upon Trent
south-west
12m
Shirley is 12 miles south-west of Ripley
south-west
13m
Shirley is 13 miles south-west of Matlock
east
13m
Shirley is 13 miles east of Cheadle
south
14m
Shirley is 14 miles south of Darley Dale
west
14m
Shirley is 14 miles west of Heanor

What are the nearest cities to Shirley?

Position of Shirley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Shirley to the centre of the city.

west
9m
Shirley is 9 miles west of Derby
north
21m
Shirley is 21 miles north of Lichfield
east
21m
Shirley is 21 miles east of Stoke-on-Trent
west
22m
Shirley is 22 miles west of Nottingham
south
30m
Shirley is 30 miles south of Sheffield
north-west
32m
Shirley is 32 miles north-west of Leicester
north-east
33m
Shirley is 33 miles north-east of Wolverhampton
north
35m
Shirley is 35 miles north of Birmingham
north
39m
Shirley is 39 miles north of Coventry
south-east
42m
Shirley is 42 miles south-east of Manchester

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