Shirley, London

Shirley
Shirley Library
Shirley Location within Greater London
Population	14,296 (ward, 2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TQ361658
• Charing Cross	10 mi (16 km) NNW
London borough	Croydon
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CROYDON
Postcode district	CR0
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Croydon Central
London Assembly	Croydon and Sutton
List of places UK England London 51°22′53″N 0°03′15″W / 51.3813°N 0.0543°W / 51.3813; -0.0543

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 Cross. Prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965, Shirley was in the administrative county of Surrey.

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]