Shirley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Shirley
Historical Forms
- Sirelei(e) 1086 DB
- Sirelai 1230 ChancR
- Syrle c.1141 Tutbury
- Sirleya 1162 ib
- Syrleg' 1275 RH 1286 Darley
- S(c)hirle, S(c)hyrle, S(c)hyrleg(e), S(c)hyrlegh(e), S(c)hyrleya, S(c)hyrley(e) 1159–66,c.1200 Darley 1226 FF 1246 Shir 1247 FF 1247 Ch
- Chirley a.1192 Shir
- Schyrelayg' 1230 P
- Skirleghe 1281 Ass
- Sherley 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed
Etymology
'Bright clearing', v. scīr 2 , lēah . The spelling in Ch - is due to AN influence, whilst that in Sk - is from the cognate ON skírr 'bright, shining'.
Places in the same Parish
Field
- Ash Furlong
- Barn Close
- Bent
- Bit
- Boggy Piece
- Bottoms
- Bowlane Close
- Brickiln Close
- Bridge Bank
- Broad Close
- Broom Close
- Butt Meadow
- Cabbin Croft
- Calves Croft
- Carhouse Knoll
- Clover Piece
- Coach Meadow
- Coblers Piece
- Cockshoot
- Common Close
- Coney Burrow
- Copstone
- Cote Close
- Cow Close
- Crabtree Close
- Croft
- Crowslit
- Dale Close
- Derby Pit
- Dollys Croft
- Eaves
- Field Piece
- Five Acres
- Fiveday Work
- Flat
- Fleet Dale
- Footway Close
- Four Acres
- Fourday Work
- Gate Close
- Gill Hill
- Gorlings
- Gorsty Piece
- Gravelly Bank
- Gravel Pit Close
- Hay Field
- Head Close
- High Field
- Hill Close
- Hilly Piece
- Holly Croft
- Horse Close
- House Meadow
- Hunger Dale
- Intake
- Lane Close
- Lawn Hill
- Leys
- Limed Hole
- Limepit Close
- Littlefallow Piece
- Little Close
- Long Close
- Mab Hill
- Maiden Dale
- Marlpit
- Marsh Meadow
- Meadow
- Middle Close
- Milking Hill
- Moor
- Moss Croft
- Nether Close
- New Close
- Oaks Meadow
- Oaktree Close
- Oat Close
- Old Close
- Orchard
- Pease Piece
- Pingle
- Pit Close
- Plat Piece
- Red Close
- Red Lane Close
- Red Marsh
- Rickyard Meadow
- Robcross
- Rough
- Round Close
- Rowel Hill
- Rushy Croft
- Sallowtree Close
- Sandpit Close
- Sandy Knoll
- Sawpit Close
- Seven Acres
- Shaw Car
- Silk Moss
- Six Acres
- Sixdays Work
- Smithy Croft
- Spring Close
- Stable Orchard
- Stockings
- Stony Furlong
- Stucco Meadow
- Swans Nest
- Thistly Close
- Thorntree Close
- Three Acres
- Three Cornered Close
- Upper Close
- Wash
- Well Close
- Wet Flat
- Willow Meadow
- Withy Pit
- Wood Close
- Woodhouse Field
- Yelderstead
- Yew Tree Close
- Cartwrightland
- le Coppedethorn
- Dolphin Bourrels
- Ladibutts
- le Personescroft
- Smythlonde
- Wyteholm