Stirchley
Stirchley is a suburb in south-west Birmingham, England. The name likely refers to a pasture for cattle. The settlement dates back to at least 1658. Prehistoric evidence, Roman roads, and Anglo-Saxon charters contribute to its history.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Also known as: “Stirchley, Birmingham” and “Stirchley, West Midlands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stirchley Library and Bournville railway station.
Bournville railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bournville railway station serves the Bournville area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands, England. It is on the Cross-City Line, which runs from Redditch/Bromsgrove to Lichfield Trent Valley, via Birmingham New Street.
Cadbury World
Photo: Grutness, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cadbury World is a visitor attraction in Bournville, Birmingham, England, featuring a self-guided exhibition tour, created and run by the Cadbury Company.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bournville and Lifford.
Bournville
Suburb
Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bournville is a 19th century model village on the southwest side of Birmingham, England, founded by the Quaker Cadbury family for employees at its Cadbury's factory, and designed to be a "garden" village where the sale of alcohol was forbidden.
Lifford
Village
Lifford is a small area of Birmingham, England, located near Stirchley and Cotteridge. It is centred on the Lifford Reservoir. It was served by Lifford railway station which closed as a war-time economy measure during World War II, never to re-open.
Selly Park
Suburb
Selly Park is a residential suburban district in south-west Birmingham, England. The suburb of Selly Park is located between the Bristol Road and the Pershore Road.
Stirchley
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.4294° or 52° 25′ 46″ northLongitude
-1.92035° or 1° 55′ 13″ westElevation
466 feet (142 metres)Open location code
9C4WC3HH+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 557948157OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Latin—“Stirchley” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Stirchley, Midlands Thiar”
- Irish: “Stirchley”
- Japanese: “スターチリー”
- Latin: “Stircheleia”
- Latin: “Strichelega”
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