Shirland
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Shirland is a small village in Derbyshire, England. It is continuous with the villages of Higham, Stretton and Stonebroom.
Shirland is mentioned in the Domesday Book. According to this ancient document the manor was given to William de Peveral after the Norman conquest. Peveral inherited many manors around Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire including Nottingham Castle.
The village is built around St.Leonard's Church. The foundations of the church date to 1220, according to the inscriptions within the church. The church grounds contain many monumnets to a the De Grey family, who inherited the manor in the early 13th Century. The church also contains memorials to the Revill family who were well known Derbyshire landowners in the 15th Century.
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