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Shirley Melvin
Shirley may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Shirley'' (novel), an 1849 novel by Charlotte Brontë * ''Shirley'' (1922 film), a British silent film * ''Shirley'' (2020 film), an American film * ''Shirley'' (album), a 1961 album by Shirley Bassey * "Shirley" (song), a 1958 song by John Fred and the Playboys * ''Shirley'' (TV series), a 1979 TV series People * Shirley (name), a given name and a surname *Shirley (Danish singer) (born 1976) * Shirley (Dutch singer) (born 1946), Dutch singer and pianist Places United Kingdom * Shirley, Derbyshire, England * Shirley, New Forest, a location near Bransgore in Hampshire * Shirley, Southampton, a district of Southampton, Hampshire, England * Shirley, London, in Croydon * Shirley, West Midlands, England United States *Shirley, Arkansas *Shirley, Illinois * Shirley, Indiana *Shirley, Maine * Shirley, Massachusetts, a New England town **Shirley (CDP), Massachusetts, the main village in the town * Shirley, Minnesota * Shirley, Missouri * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley (novel)
''Shirley, A Tale'' is a social novel by the English novelist Charlotte Brontë, first published in 1849. It was Brontë's second published novel after ''Jane Eyre'' (originally published under Brontë's pseudonym Currer Bell). The novel is set in Yorkshire in 1811–12, during the industrial depression resulting from the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. The novel is set against the backdrop of the Luddite uprisings in the Yorkshire textile industry. The novel's popularity led to Shirley's becoming a woman's name. The title character was given the name that her father had intended to give a son. Before the publication of the novel Shirley was an uncommon but distinctly male name."...she had no Christian name but Shirley; her parents, who had wished to have a son, finding that, after eight years of marriage, Providence had granted them only a daughter, bestowed on her the same masculine family cognomen they would have bestowed on a boy, if with a boy they had been blessed.. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley, Indiana
Shirley is a town in Brown Township, Hancock County and Greensboro Township, Henry County, Indiana, United States. The population was 830 at the 2010 census. History Shirley had its start in the year 1890 when the Cincinnati, Wabash and Michigan Railway was extended to that point. It was named for Joseph A. Shirley, a railroad official. Jane Ross Reeves Octagon House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Geography Shirley is located at (39.890516, -85.579823). While most of Shirley is in Hancock County, Main Street is the county line and the smaller portion of Shirley is in Henry County. According to the 2010 census, Shirley has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 830 people, 328 households, and 225 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 365 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.7% White, 0.6% African American, 0.6% Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirleys Bay
Shirleys Bay is a bay of the Ottawa River, about sixteen kilometres (10 miles) from downtown Ottawa in Ontario, Canada. Shirleys Bay also includes a significant wetland and nature preserve that is part of an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area the Lac Deschênes-Ottawa River IBA. It is also the name of a Canadian military and civilian telecommunication research campus that is located on the shore of the bay. Organizations with facilities at the site include Defence Research and Development Canada, Communications Research Centre, the Canadian Space Agency's David Florida Laboratory, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Firearms Training Unit, Department of Defence firearms training area, and the Connaught National Army Cadet Summer Training Centre. In October 1952, the Canadian government set up an observatory at the site to attempt to measure magnetic or radio noise disturbances. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Island
Shirley Island is a rocky island lying north-west of the western end of the Bailey Peninsula, in the Windmill Islands of the Budd Coast, Wilkes Land, Antarctica. It is mostly ice-free with undulating, rocky terrain. It was first mapped from aerial photos taken by the USN's Operation Highjump in February 1947. It was named by the US-ACAN for Q. Shirley, chief photographer's mate on Operation Highjump photographic flights in coastal areas between 14° and 164° E longitude. Kirkby Shoal is a small shoal area with depths of less than extending about westwards and south-south-west, about from the summit of Shirley Island. Launch Channel is the narrow body of water between Bailey Peninsula and the island; with the relatively shallow soundings in the channel restricting its use to smaller craft and suggesting the name. Important Bird Area A 414 ha site comprising both Shirley Island and neighbouring Beall Island, as well as the intervening marine area, has been designated an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley, New Zealand
Shirley, sometimes referred to as Windsor, is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, about north-east of the Christchurch Central City, city centre. The area was used for farming from the 1850s, and subdivision started in the early 20th century, with most of the houses being built between 1950 and 1980. History The suburb spreads across wholly flat land which before the arrival of the first European colonists in the 1850s consisted of streams running into marshland between weathered and grassy sand dunes. Sheep and dairy cattle began to be grazed on the land within a few years of the colonists' arrival, the area being part of the Sandhills station. Land began to be bought by families of small farmers from 1863 onwards, and during the rest of the 19th century the future suburb was a district of market gardens, dairy farms and small grazing farms divided by hedgerows. A farmhouse and stables could be found along the roads every few hundred metres. As more and more land was draine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley, Wisconsin
Shirley is an unincorporated community in the town of Glenmore, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on Wisconsin Highway 96. History The community was supposedly named after a paint brand sold at Zellner's General Store in Shirley. Economy Shirley Wind, a wind farm A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind power station or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used Wind power, to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundre ..., is located in the community. Notes Unincorporated communities in Brown County, Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin Green Bay metropolitan area {{BrownCountyWI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley, West Virginia
Shirley is an unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States. Shirley is located along West Virginia Route 23 and McElroy Creek, southeast of Middlebourne. Shirley has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ... with ZIP code 26434. References Unincorporated communities in Tyler County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{TylerCountyWV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Plantation
Shirley Plantation is an estate located on the north bank of the James River in Charles City County, Virginia, USA. It is located on scenic byway State Route 5, between Richmond and Williamsburg. It is the oldest active plantation in Virginia and the oldest family-owned business in North America, dating back to 1614 with operations starting in 1648. It used about 70 to 90 enslaved people at a time for forced labor including plowing the fields, cleaning, childcare, and cooking. It was added to the National Register in 1969 and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. History The lands of Shirley Plantation were first settled in 1613 by Sir Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr and were named West and Sherley Hundred, probably because this Lord Delaware's wife Cessalye was the daughter of Sir Thomas Sherley (variant spellings being common at the time). Several years later, John Rolfe wrote ''A True Relation of the State of Virginia left by Sir Thomas Dale Knight in May las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley, Erie County, New York
Shirley is a hamlet in the town of North Collins in southern Erie County, New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ..., United States. References Hamlets in New York (state) Hamlets in Erie County, New York {{ErieCountyNY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley, New York
Shirley is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. At the 2010 census, the population of Shirley was 27,854. Shirley is the western terminus of Atlantic Crossing 1, a major submarine telecommunications cable linking the United States with the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands. Soon, the Emerald Express transatlantic communications cable will provide data connectivity between Europe and North America, landing in Shirley. Shirley is a community in the Town of Brookhaven, on the South Shore of Long Island. It is named for developer Walter T. Shirley, who had the vision in the 1950s to turn the area on Mastic Bay into an affordable enclave. Shirley's company priced its 4,000 four-room homes starting at $4,700, and lots were priced at $295. Shirley is served by the Mastic–Shirley Long Island Rail Road station. The station was a compromise when both Mastic and Shirley campaigned for it. The Smith Point Bridge is the second of only two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley, Missouri
Shirley is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route 8 approximately six miles west of Potosi. Allen Branch flows through the community and enters the Sunnen Reservoir one mile to the north. History A post office called Shirley was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1955. The community has the name of James Shirley, a local merchant. Susan Cave (23WA190) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1989. References Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{WashingtonCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley, Minnesota
Shirley is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to .... History Shirley had a depot on the Great Northern Railroad. References Unincorporated communities in Polk County, Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Minnesota {{PolkCountyMN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
