Shirley
Shirley is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands, England. Historically a rural settlement within the county of Warwickshire, it forms a contiguous urban area with the nearby town of Solihull and the city of Birmingham.
- Type: Town with 32,000 residents
- Description: district of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull near Birmingham in the county of West Midlands, England
- Also known as: “Shirley, West Midlands”
Places of Interest
Highlights: St James the Great and Palmers Rough.
Palmers Rough
Nature reserve
Shirley railway station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blossomfield and Yardley Wood.
Hall Green
Village
Shirley
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Solihull, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.41123° or 52° 24′ 40″ north
Longitude
-1.82773° or 1° 49′ 40″ west
Population
32,000
Elevation
476 feet (145 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB SIY
Open location code
9C4WC56C+FW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Shirley” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Shirley”
- Cebuano: “Shirley”
- Malayalam: “ഷേർളി”
- Swedish: “Shirley (del av en befolkad plats)”
- Swedish: “Shirley, West Midlands”
- Urdu: “شرلی، ویسٹ مڈلینڈز”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Parkgate and Sharmans Cross.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Shirley Methodist Church and First Shirley Scout Group.
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