Shirland Directories in this section of the web site

Glover's Derbyshire Directory, Shirland & Higham, 1829 Pigot's 1842 Directory. Shirland, Higham, Hallfield Gate and Stretton names extracted from the Alfreton entry. White's 1852 Directory of Shirland Kelly's 1855 Post Office Directory, Shirland, with Hallfield Gate and Higham White's 1862 Directory, Shirland Harrod's 1870 Directory, Shirland

Shirland Directories in other parts of this web site

Kelly's 1891 Directory of Shirland, part of county wide transcripts for 1891

Transcribed and OCRed by Ann Andrews, unless stated.

More information about Shirland, Higham and the surrounding area

Wolley Manuscripts, Derbyshire - some Derbyshire deeds, pedigrees, documents and wills

The Gentleman's Magazine Library, 1731-1868

Derbyshire Parishes 1811 - an extract from 'History of Derbyshire' by David Peter Davies

There are a number of other trade directory extracts for Derbyshire on this website:
Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, 1891
Cromford Directories
Matlock 19^thC Directories and Matlock 20^thC Directories

South Wingfield Association, 1796, for the prosecution of felons. Included Shirland and Higham and other nearby parishes or townships as part of the group.

A book about Shirland, "A History of Shirland and Higham" by Gladwyn Turbutt, was published a few years ago by the Higham Press. This version was reprinted in 1997.