Shirley Village This small village is down one of two lanes off the A52 between Derby and Ashbourne in Derbyshire. The village has a population of only about two hundred and fifty at tops. I often thought about that as we drove around the USA and the little towns would have a welcome sign with their population on it, some only had 43 or 129 and I wondered if someone ran out to change it after each birth or death! There is no public transport into the village except one bus from Ashbourne on a Thursday. You can walk the mile or so from the bus stop on the A52 down a choice of two lanes. WHAT A ...
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