Olton
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Olton railway station and St Margaret’s Parish Church.
Olton railway station
Railway station
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Olton railway station serves the Olton area of the town of Solihull, in the West Midlands of England. The station is operated by West Midlands Trains. The entrance, seen in the centre where the station's booking office is located, leads into a tunnel which runs under the tracks providing an access staircase and lift to the island platform.
Olton Reservoir
Reservoir
Olton Reservoir or Olton Mere is a canal feeder reservoir in the Olton district of Solihull, West Midlands, England. The reservoir, constructed in 1799 to supply the Grand Union Canal, was formed from marshland fed by Folly Brook.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acocks Green and Fox Hollies.
Acocks Green
Suburb
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Acocks Green is a suburban area and ward of southeast Birmingham, England. It is named after the Acock family, who built a large house there in 1370. It is occasionally spelled "Acock's Green".
Fox Hollies
Village
Fox Hollies is an area of Birmingham, England, situated on the edge of Acocks Green district. It is named after the Fox Hollies Hall estate. It roughly includes the area around Fox Hollies Road, stretching from Acocks Green in the north, to Hall Green in the south.
Tyseley
Village
Tyseley is a district in the southern half of the city of Birmingham, England, near the Coventry Road and the districts of Acocks Green, Small Heath and Yardley. It is located near the Grand Union Canal. Tyseley is situated 1½ miles northwest of Olton.
Olton
- Type: Village with 12,200 residents
- Description: area of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull near Birmingham in the West Midlands, England
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Bickenhill, Solihull, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.44033° or 52° 26′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.80821° or 1° 48′ 30″ westPopulation
12,200Elevation
407 feet (124 metres)Open location code
9C4WC5RR+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 235228057OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2640970Wikidata ID
Q7088768
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In Other Languages
From Hebrew to Polish—“Olton” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “אולטון”
- Italian: “Olton”
- Polish: “Olton”
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