Shirley, London
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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 ten miles (sixteen kilometres) south-southeast of Charing Cross. Prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965, Shirley was in the administrative county of Surrey.
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Shirley | |
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Shirley Library | |
Location within Greater London | |
Population | 14,296 (ward, 2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | TQ361658 |
• Charing Cross | 10 mi (16 km) NNW |
London borough | |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CROYDON |
Postcode district | CR0 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | Metropolitan |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
51.3813°N 0.0543°W / 51.3813; -0.0543 |
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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]