Shirley

Shirley is a small rural village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. Set amid rolling limestone countryside on the edge of the Peak District, it retains a cluster of stone-built cottages, farmsteads and a quiet network of lanes popular with walkers.

Historically agricultural, the parish's economy remains rooted in farming alongside a modest level of heritage and countryside tourism, while many residents commute to nearby market towns such as Ashbourne and Bakewell. Community life is typically small-scale and neighbourly, organised around village activities, the parish council and a handful of historic buildings that reflect the area's long rural past.