Shirland and Higham

Shirland and Higham
Civil parish
St Leonard's Church, Shirland
Map of parish area
Shirland and Higham Location within Derbyshire
Area	4.62 sq mi (12.0 km2) [1]
Population	4,802 (2011) [1]
• Density	1,039/sq mi (401/km2)
OS grid reference	SK 4058
• London	120 mi (190 km) SE
District	North East Derbyshire
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Settlements	Shirland Higham Stonebroom Toadhole Furnace Mickley
Post town	ALFRETON
Postcode district	DE55
Dialling code	01773
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Bolsover
Website	www.shirlandhighampc.co.uk
List of places UK England Derbyshire 53°07′26″N 1°24′54″W / 53.124°N 1.415°W / 53.124; -1.415

Shirland and Higham is a civil parish within the North East Derbyshire district, which is in the county of Derbyshire, England. Mainly built up with rural fringes, its population was 4,802 residents in the 2011 census.^[1] The parish is 120 miles (190 km) north west of London, 14 miles (23 km) north east of the county city of Derby,^[2] and 1+3⁄4 miles (2.8 km) north of the nearest market town of Alfreton. It shares a boundary with the parishes of Alfreton, Blackwell, Brackenfield, Morton, South Normanton, South Wingfield, Stretton, Tibshelf and Wessington.^[3]