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 biographical film about Shirley Jackson * ''Shirley'' (2024 film), an American biographical film about Shirley Chisholm * ''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 * ''Shirley'' (manga), a 2003 manga 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 m ...

, a given name and a surname * Shirley (Dutch singer) (born 1946), Dutch singer and pianist * Szhirley (born 1976), Danish singer

Places

United Kingdom

Shirley, Derbyshire Shirley is a small village and civil parish in Derbyshire, south-east of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, 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 ...

, England *

Shirley, Hampshire Sopley is a village and civil parish in the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, England. The village lies on the old main road from Christchurch to Ringwood, on the east bank of the River Avon. The parish extends east as far as Thorny Hill ...

, a hamlet in Sopley parish, New Forest *

Shirley, Southampton Shirley is a broad district and a former village on the western side of Southampton, in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Shirley's main roles are retailing and residential. It is the most important suburban shopping area in the we ...

, a district of Southampton, Hampshire *

Shirley, London 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 Cros ...

, in Croydon *

Shirley, West Midlands Shirley is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands, England. Historically a rural settlement within the county of Warwickshire, it is now contiguous with nearby Solihull and Birmingham. History The earliest known ...

, England

United States

Shirley, Arkansas Shirley is a town in northeast Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States, along the Middle Fork of the Little Red River. A one-time railroad outpost, the community today is oriented toward agriculture and recreational activities due to the rive ...

Shirley, Illinois Shirley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern McLean County, Illinois, United States, just off Interstate 55. It was founded in 1854. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 135. Shirley i ...

Shirley, Indiana Shirley is a town in Brown Township, Hancock County and Greensboro Township, Henry County, Indiana, United States. The population was 819 at the 2020 census. History Shirley had its start in the year 1890 when the Cincinnati, Wabash and Mich ...

* Shirley, Maine *

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

, a New England town **

Shirley (CDP), Massachusetts Shirley is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the main village in the town of Shirley in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,611 at the 2020 census, out of 7,431 in the entire town of Shirley. Geograph ...

, the main village in the town *Shirley, Minnesota *Shirley, Missouri *Shirley, New York, a hamlet in Suffolk County *Shirley, Erie County, New York, a hamlet *Shirley Plantation, an estate in Virginia *Shirley, West Virginia *Shirley, Wisconsin

Elsewhere

*Shirley, New Zealand, a suburb of Christchurch *Shirley Island, Antarctica *Shirleys Bay, in the Ottawa River, Ontario, Canada

Transportation

*Shirley railway station (England), in Shirley, West Midlands, England *Shirley station (MBTA), in Shirley, Massachusetts, US *Shirley, a California station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Valley Division, US

Other uses

*Shirley (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse *Shirley Institute, a cotton and textile research centre in Manchester *Shirley Wind, a wind farm in Wisconsin, United States