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'Shirley' is a small village in Derbyshire, close to the town of Ashbourne. It is situated in the countryside on top of a small hill.
Shirley was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers[2] and being worth forty shillings. ''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.746-7.
In the nineteenth century the Church was led by the Rev. Charles Francis Powys who had a number of literaary children. Tom Bates notes
This shows a continuous line from Henry de Ferrers to the nineteenth century in Shirley.
★ John Cowper Powys, novelist and philosopher was born here in 1872[3]
★ Theodore Francis Powys, novelist was born here in 1875 Tom Bates, The Derbyshire Powys' - A Forgotten Literary Family accessed June 2007
1. Line drawing from Historic Byways and Highways of Old England Andrew Williams 1900
2. Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Doveridge, Linton, Brailsford and Cowley.
3. The English Degenerate - Guardian Unlimited, August 2006 accessed June 2007
★ Shirley Music Festival
★ Shirley Sports & Social Association; organizers of the Annual Shirley Music Festival
★ Website for Shirley including aerial photos
★ ShirleyVillage.org.uk - Unofficial website for Shirley
'Shirley was in the Domesday Book' ''[1]''.
| Contents |
| History |
| Notable Residents |
| References |
| External links |
History
Shirley was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers[2] and being worth forty shillings. ''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.746-7.
In the nineteenth century the Church was led by the Rev. Charles Francis Powys who had a number of literaary children. Tom Bates notes
Rev. Charles Francis Powys was the great nephew of Thomas Powys, created the first Lord Lilford in 1797, and the Powys' were also cousins of the Shirley family who held the living of the parish of Shirley in Derbyshire and were direct descendants of Earl Ferrers, the first Sheriff of the County.
This shows a continuous line from Henry de Ferrers to the nineteenth century in Shirley.
Notable Residents
★ John Cowper Powys, novelist and philosopher was born here in 1872[3]
★ Theodore Francis Powys, novelist was born here in 1875 Tom Bates, The Derbyshire Powys' - A Forgotten Literary Family accessed June 2007
References
1. Line drawing from Historic Byways and Highways of Old England Andrew Williams 1900
2. Henry was given a large number of manors in Derbyshire including Doveridge, Linton, Brailsford and Cowley.
3. The English Degenerate - Guardian Unlimited, August 2006 accessed June 2007
External links
★ Shirley Music Festival
★ Shirley Sports & Social Association; organizers of the Annual Shirley Music Festival
★ Website for Shirley including aerial photos
★ ShirleyVillage.org.uk - Unofficial website for Shirley
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