Shirland

Shirland
St. Leonards Church
Shirland Location within Derbyshire
Population	4,802 (Including Stonebroom. 2011)
OS grid reference	SK394583
Civil parish	Shirland and Higham
District	North East Derbyshire
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ALFRETON
Postcode district	DE55
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
List of places UK England Derbyshire 53°07′16″N 1°24′43″W / 53.121°N 1.412°W / 53.121; -1.412

Shirland is a former pit village in Derbyshire, England. Together with the neighbouring villages of Higham, Stretton and Stonebroom, it forms part of the civil parish of Shirland and Higham, which had a population of 4,802 at the 2011 Census.^[1] The River Amber flows through the parish.