page_title: Shirley, London
section_title: Upper Shirley
hierarchical_section_title: Shirley, London / Upper Shirley
caption_attribution_description: English: Shirley Windmill in Post Mill Close, off Upper Shirley Road, Croydon, Greater London. Croydon's only windmill. Built in the mid 1850's to replace an earlier post mill which was destroyed by fire in 1854, it worked until 1892 when it was abandoned. The mill is opened on the first Sunday of each month from June until October, between 13:00 and 17:00.
context_page_description: Shirley is an area of south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon and the historic county of Surrey. It is located 10 miles south south-east of Charing Cross, to the south of Monks Orchard, west of West Wickham, north of Spring Park and Addington and east of Addiscombe. The Shirley area is split into Shirley proper, Shirley Oaks and Upper Shirley; the suburbs of Monks Orchard and Spring Park are sometimes also considered to be sub-districts of Shirley.
context_section_description: Upper Shirley is situated to the south-west of Shirley proper and is centred on the junction of Upper Shirley Road and Oaks Road, adjacent to the Addington Hills and Shirley Park and Addington golf courses. The settlement is thought to have originated in the mid-18th century, originally under the name 'Badger's Hole'. The area was home to a brewery in the mid-18th century. In 1865 the Surprise pub opened. There was another pub in the area - The Sandrock - which was located at the junction of Upper Shirley Road with Sandpits Road, which closed in 2018. The area is largely affluent, especially along Bishops Walk.
caption: The Shirley Windmill
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