Shirley

Worth seeing in and around Shirley

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Sarehole

   Sarehole is an area in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. Historically in Worcestershire, it was a small hamlet in the larger parish, and manor, of Yardley, which was transferred to Birmingham in 1911.

   3.6 km · area in Hall Green, Birmingham, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Church of the Ascension, Hall Green

   The Church of the Ascension is a Church of England parish church in the Hall Green area of Birmingham, England.

   2.9 km · church in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St. Alphege's Church

   St Alphege Church, Solihull, is a medieval parish church in the Church of England in Solihull, West Midlands.

   3 km · church in Solihull, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St James the Great, Shirley

   St James the Great, Shirley is a Grade II listed parish church in the town of Shirley in Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands, England. It is part of the Anglican Diocese of Birmingham.

   600 m · church in Shirley, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Touchwood

   Touchwood is a shopping centre in Solihull, West Midlands, England.

   2.7 km · Shopping centre in Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Olton 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.

   2.5 km · reservoir in West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Roman Catholic Church of Saint Augustine of Canterbury

   St Augustine of England Church or St Augustine's Church is a Catholic parish church in Solihull, West Midlands, England. It was built from 1838 to 1839, eleven years before the reestablishment of the Catholic dioceses in 1850.

   2.6 km · church building in Solihull, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Scorers, Shirley

   Scorers is a cricket ground in Shirley, Solihull that is the home of Moseley Cricket Club, who played their first recorded match on the ground in 1956. Scorers has hosted Warwickshire County Cricket Club Second XI matches since 1972.

   1.2 km · cricket ground in Solihull · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St Peter's Church, Hall Green

   St Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church in the Hall Green area of Birmingham, England.

   2.7 km · church in Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Christ Church

    Christ Church, Yardley Wood is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.

    3.1 km · church in Yardley Wood, Birmingham, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Shirley

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 7 km · East Midlands (EMA), 57 km · Manchester (MAN), 109 km

Stations

Shirley railway station, 1.9 km · Widney Manor railway station, 3.5 km · Whitlocks End railway station, 3 km · Olton railway station, 3.3 km · Solihull railway station, 2.1 km

• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Shirley

  75 km · quickest by road, 1h 41m · £8–10
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• London → Shirley

  15 km · quickest by road, 1h 8m · £1.5–2.5
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Shirley

  122 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · £14–18
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No local-transport research exists yet for Shirley

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