The Shirleys

The Shirleys is a development on Shirleys Drive at the southern end of the Prestbury conservation area, close both to the village centre and to open countryside. It stands on land which was originally part of the Legh estate but now belongs to Guiness Northern Counties. A house, “The Shirleys”, had to be demolished to provide access from Macclesfield Road.

Plans for the development were passed on 5 October1983. It consists of six bungalows and twenty-two apartments set in a garden, with views of the Bollin Valley to the east and a bowling green to the south.

“Shirley” is the name of a poppy, first grown by the Reverend William Wilks at the village of Shirley, Surrey. The word is thought to derive from the Saxon word “sirelea” meaning a clear place or pasture.

The northern corner of Shirleys Close	The garden room at Number 7
The Bollin Valley	The bowling green