Sheldon
Sheldon is an area of east Birmingham, England. Historically part of Warwickshire, it is close to the border with the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull and Birmingham Airport.Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Suburb with 21,800 residents
- Description: area of east Birmingham, England
- Also known as: “Sheldon, Birmingham” and “Sheldon, West Midlands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Giles’ Church, Sheldon and Elmdon Park.
St Giles’ Church, Sheldon
Church
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Giles' Church, Sheldon is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Sheldon, Birmingham.
Elmdon Park
Park
Photo: John Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elmdon Park is a park and local nature reserve in Elmdon, Solihull, West Midlands. It was established in 1944 when the house and grounds of the derelict Elmdon Hall were bought up by the then Solihull Urban District Council.
Lyndon School
School
Lyndon School is a co-educational secondary school in Solihull, West Midlands, England. It is situated near to the Birmingham boundary and draws pupils from both Solihull and Birmingham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marston Green and Olton.
Marston Green
Village
Marston Green is a village in the civil parish of Bickenhill and Marston Green, in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands. It lies within the historic county of Warwickshire. Marston Green is situated 1½ miles northeast of Sheldon.
Olton
Village
Photo: Andy F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Olton is an area/suburban village within the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands, England. In the 13th century, the Lords of the Manor moved their seat and formed a new settlement, at the junction of two major roads. Olton is situated 1½ miles southwest of Sheldon.
Tile Cross
Village
Tile Cross is an area in the east of the city of Birmingham, England. It lies within the historic county of Warwickshire, near its border with Worcestershire. Tile Cross is situated 2 miles north of Sheldon.
Sheldon
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.45332° or 52° 27′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.77802° or 1° 46′ 41″ westPopulation
21,800Elevation
318 feet (97 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB SDQOpen location code
9C4WF63C+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 99062286OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Polish—“Sheldon” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Sheldon, Midlands Thiar”
- Irish: “Sheldon”
- Japanese: “シェルトン”
- Japanese: “シェルドン”
- Latin: “Sceldona”
- Polish: “Sheldon”
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