Solihull is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England .
The borough contains the historic town of Solihull , a part of the Birmingham urban area, in several disconnected parts, along with a large rural area.
The borough includes Birmingham International Airport, the National Exhibition Centre , and Birmingham International railway station .
It was formed in 1974 by the merger of Solihull County Borough and Meriden Rural District, which forms the main rural part of the borough and county.
Places in Solihull Localities in the borough include:
Balsall, Balsall Common , Barston, Bentley Heath, Bickenhill, Blossomfield Catherine-de-Barnes, Castle Bromwich , Chelmsley Wood , Cheswick Green , Coleshill Heath Dickens Heath, Dorridge Elmdon Heath Fordbridge Hampton-in-Arden Kingshurst, Knowle Lyndon Marston Green, Meriden, Monkspath Street Olton Packwood St Alfphege, Sharmans Cross , Shirley, Silhill, Smith's Wood, Solihull Temple Balsall Whitlock's End
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Solihull - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (855 words)
Solihull (IPA: [ˈsɒlɪˌhʌl], or [ˌsɒliˈʌl], or some combination of the two; occasionally [ˈsəʊlihʌl]) is a town in the West Midlands in England with a population of 94,753 (2001 census).
In 1964 Solihull became a county borough and on this occasion The Queen bestowed the honour.
In 1974 the Solihull county borough was merged with the rural district surrounding Meriden to form the metropolitan borough of Solihull .
Metropolitan Borough of Solihull - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (268 words)
The Metropolitan borough of Solihull is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England.
The borough was formed by the merger of Solihull County Borough and Meriden Rural District, which forms the main rural part of the borough and county.
In 1986 the Solihull borough became an effective unitary authority when the West Midlands County Council was abolished.
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