Visit Shirland Places

Welcome to Visit Shirland Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Shirland

  

Shirland Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Shirland

---

Shirland history

---

Shirland is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Sirelunt in the hundred of Scarsdale. The community together with Higham increased from 2,437 in 1871 to 3,415 in 1881. The foundations of the church date to 1220, according to inscriptions within the church.

You can visit Shirland places with Walkfo Shirland to hear history at Shirland’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Shirland has 24 places to visit in our interactive Shirland map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Shirland, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Shirland places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Shirland & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 24 audio facts unique to Shirland places in an interactive Shirland map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Shirland Places Map
24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

---

–

Shirland historic spots	Shirland tourist destinations	Shirland plaques	Shirland geographic features
Walkfo Shirland tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Shirland

  

Best Shirland places to visit

---

Shirland has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Shirland’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Shirland’s information audio spots:

Alfreton Alfreton is a town and civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire. The town was formerly a Norman Manor and later an Urban District. The population of the town was 7,971 at the 2011 Census. The villages of Ironville, Riddings, Somercotes and Swanwick were historically part of the Manor.

St Peter’s Church, Stonebroom St Peter’s Church, Stonebroom is a Grade II listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade I listed Grade II parish church.

Holy Cross Church, Morton Holy Cross Church, Morton is a Grade II listed parish church in Morton, Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is located in the area of Morton.

St Leonard’s Church, Shirland St Leonard’s Church, Shirland is a Grade II* listed parish church in Shirland, Derbyshire. It is located in the town of Shirland in the county.

Ashover Light Railway The Ashover Light Railway was a 1 ft 11+1/2 in (597 mm) narrow gauge railway. It was built by the Clay Cross Company to transport minerals such as limestone, fluorite, barytes and gritstone to its works at Clay Cross.

Ogston Hall Ogston Hall is a Grade II* listed country house situated at Brackenfield, near Alfreton, Derbyshire. A building on the site is listed in the Domesday Book as part of the Deincourt manor of Morton. The Revell family of South Normanton held Ogston in the 14th century by marriage to the heiress. A two-storey north west wing with attics and basement was added in 1659 and a connected stable block in 1695.

Visit Shirland plaques