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), 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, 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, 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 is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ont ...

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 ...

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 telecommunicatio ...

, a hamlet in Suffolk County *

Shirley, Erie County, New York Shirley is a hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set i ...

, a hamlet *

Shirley Plantation Shirley Plantation is an Estate (house), estate on the north bank of the James River in Charles City County, Virginia. It is located on scenic byway State Route 5 (Virginia), State Route 5, between Richmond, Virginia, Richmond and Williamsburg, ...

, 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 fac ...

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 Sh ...

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 centu ...

, 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 ...

, Antarctica *

Shirleys Bay Shirleys Bay is a bay of the Ottawa River, about 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 Riv ...

, in the Ottawa River, Ontario, Canada

Transportation

* Shirley railway station (England), 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 ...

, 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, California, Barstow in California. It is currently in operation as the BNSF Railway's Stockton Subdivision and Bakersfield Subdivision. Much of th ...

, 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