Shirley, London

Shirley
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Shirley is located in Greater London
Shirley
Shirley
Location within Greater London
Population14,296 (ward, 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ361658
• Charing Cross10 mi (16 km) NNW
London borough
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCROYDON
Postcode districtCR0
Dialling code020
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51°22′53″N 0°03′15″W / 51.3813°N 0.0543°W / 51.3813; -0.0543

Shirley is an area of south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon. It lies north of Spring Park and Addington, east of Addiscombe, south of Monks Orchard and west of West Wickham, and 10 miles south-southeast of Charing Cross. Prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965, Shirley was in the administrative county of Surrey.

The Shirley area is split into Shirley proper (centred on Wickham Road), Shirley Oaks (to the north) and Upper Shirley (to the west); the suburbs of Monks Orchard and Spring Park are sometimes also considered to be sub-districts of Shirley.[2]

  1. ^ "Croydon Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. ^ Willey, Russ. Chambers London Gazetteer, p 439