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) Shirley is a given name and a surname originating from the English place-name Shirley, which is derived from the Old English elements ''scire'' ("shire") or ''scīr'' ("bright, clear") and ''lēah'' ("wood, clearing, meadow, enclosure"). The name ...

, a given name and a surname *

Shirley (Danish singer) Szhirley Nova Beanca Rokahaim (born Shirley Haim on 23 September 1976) a Danish singer known as Szhirley. She is best known for her EMI Denmark English-language debut album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact d ...

(born 1976) *

Shirley (Dutch singer) Shirley Zwerus, stage name Shirley (Zandvoort, 22 May 1946) is a Dutch singer and pianist. Her records were released internationally on Fontana Records from 1969. Discography Albums * 1978: ''Makin’ Love Is Good for You'' (als ''Shirley Zweru ...

(born 1946), Dutch singer and pianist

Places

United Kingdom

Shirley, Derbyshire Shirley is a small village and civil parish in Derbyshire, south-east of Ashbourne. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 270. It is situated in the countryside on top of a small hill. History Shirley was mentioned ...

, England * Shirley, New Forest, a

location In geography, location or place are used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ...

near Bransgore in Hampshire *

Shirley, Southampton Shirley is a broad district and a former village on the western side of Southampton, England. Shirley's main roles are retailing and residential. It is the most important suburban shopping area in the west of the city. Housing is a mixture of co ...

, a district of Southampton, Hampshire, England *

Shirley, London Shirley is an area of south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon. It lies north of Spring Park, Croydon, Spring Park and Addington, London, Addington, east of Addiscombe, south of Monks Orchard and west of West Wickham, and sout ...

, in Croydon *

Shirley, West Midlands Shirley is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands, England. Historically part of Warwickshire, neighbouring districts include Shirley Heath, Sharmans Cross, Solihull Lodge, Monkspath, Cranmore and the Hall Green dis ...

, England

United States

Shirley, Arkansas Shirley is a town in northeast Van Buren County, Arkansas, Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States, along the Middle Fork of the Little Red River (Arkansas), Little Red River. A one-time railroad outpost, the community today is oriented toward a ...

Shirley, Illinois Shirley is an unincorporated community located in southwestern McLean County, Illinois, United States, just off Interstate 55 Interstate 55 (I-55) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Intersta ...

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 Michi ...

Shirley, Maine Shirley is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The town was named after Shirley, Massachusetts. The population was 251 at the 2020 census. It was the birthplace of humorist Bill Nye. Geography According to the United States Cen ...

Shirley, Massachusetts Shirley is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is approximately thirty miles west-northwest of Boston. The population was 7,431 at the 2020 census. The town has a well-preserved historic New England town center. It is ho ...

, a New England town **

Shirley (CDP), Massachusetts Shirley is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Shirley in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,441 at the 2010 census. Geography Shirley is located at (42.54324, -71.650987). According to the United S ...

, the main village in the town *

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

, a hamlet in Suffolk County *

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 ...

, a hamlet *

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 ...

, an estate in Virginia *

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 facil ...

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 Shir ...

Elsewhere

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 ...

, a suburb of Christchurch *

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 ae ...

, Antarctica *

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 t ...

, in the Ottawa River, Ontario, Canada

Transportation

Shirley railway station (England) Shirley railway station serves the Shirley area of Solihull in the West Midlands of England. Situated on the North Warwickshire Line, the station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Trains. History The station was opened by ...

, in Shirley, West Midlands, England *

Shirley station (MBTA) Shirley station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Shirley, Massachusetts. It serves the Fitchburg Line, and is located in the village center. The station consists of a short low-level platform with an asphalt patch for passengers to cross the t ...

, in Shirley, Massachusetts, US *Shirley, a California station on the

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Valley Division The Valley Division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ran from San Francisco to Barstow in California. It is now part of the BNSF Railway's Stockton Subdivision and Bakersfield Subdivision.

, US

Other uses

* Shirley (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse *

Shirley Institute The Shirley Institute was established in 1920 as the British Cotton Industry Research Association at The Towers in Didsbury, Manchester, as a research centre dedicated to cotton production technologies. It was funded by the Cotton Board through ...

, a cotton and textile research centre in Manchester *

Shirley Wind Shirley Wind is a wind farm in the Shirley section of Glenmore, Brown County, Wisconsin. The site, which opened in 2011, includes eight Nordex 2.5 (MW) wind turbines, each about tall. Originally developed by Emerging Energies LLC, it is owned ...

, a wind farm in Wisconsin, United States