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Shirland

Shirland proper noun: a village in Shirland and Higham parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3958).

Proper noun

Shirland

  1. A village in Shirland and Higham parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3958).
  2. An unincorporated community in Shirland Township, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States.

Origin of Shirland

Recorded in the Domesday Book as Old English Sirelunt. Possibly from Old English scir (“shire”) + Old English land (“land”).

Phrases with Shirland

Questions about Shirland

What does Shirland mean?
Shirland means a village in Shirland and Higham parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3958).
What part of speech is Shirland?
Shirland is a proper noun.

Words near Shirland in the dictionary

  1. shirkings
  2. shirks
  3. shirky
  4. Shirky principle
  5. shirl
  6. Shirland
  7. Shirland and Higham
  8. shirled
  9. Shirley
  10. Shirley card
  11. Shirley cards

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