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This is a list of areas in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England.. Bacon's End; Balsall Common; Barston; Bentley Heath; Berkswell; Bickenhill; Blossomfield; Castle Bromwich
The coat of arms of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Solihull probably derived its name from a 'miry or muddy' or soily hill. The parish church was built on a hill of stiff red marl, which turned to sticky mud in wet weather. Solihull was an ancient parish, covering the town itself and adjoining rural areas, including Shirley. [3]
Until 1932, the town of Solihull was administered as a rural parish with a parish council subordinate to the larger Solihull Rural District Council. As Solihull rapidly developed in the twentieth century, it was promoted to higher statuses within the administrative hierarchy, becoming an urban district in 1932, then a municipal borough in 1954, and then a county borough in 1964, taking over ...
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Land area taken up by the green belt is 231,291 hectares (571,530 acres), 1.7% of the total land area of England (2019). [2] [3] Tracts of green belt lie within the West Midlands county itself, much of it by the Meriden Gap in Solihull borough; however, the vast coverage of the green belt completely envelops the county.
In 1986, the Solihull borough effectively became a unitary authority, following the abolition of the County Council. The borough is administered from a building on Church Hill in Solihull town centre. On 23 November 1981, an F0/T1 tornado touched down in nearby Shirley. The tornado later moved over Solihull town centre, causing some damage to ...
Smith's Wood is a suburban civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands of England. It is known best for its schools and ancient woodland. The civil parish has a population of 10,476, according to the 2011 census.
Cheswick Green is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the English county of West Midlands, incorporating the nearby hamlet of Illshaw Heath. [1] The settlement lies approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of Solihull town centre. The civil parish population as taken at the 2011 census was 2,197. [2]