In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shirley like this:
SHIRLEY, a tything in Sopley parish, Hants; 4¼ miles NNE of Christchurch. Pop., 149.
Shirley through time
Shirley is now part of New Forest district. Click here for graphs and data of how New Forest has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shirley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shirley, in New Forest and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23306
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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