Solihull (borough) - Definition and Overview

Borough of Solihull
Geography
Status:	Metropolitan borough
Region:	West Midlands
Ceremonial County:	West Midlands
Area: - Total	Ranked 198th 178.29 km²
Admin. HQ:	Solihull
ONS code:	00CT
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 65th 199,595 1,119 / km²
Ethnicity:	94.6% White 2.5% S.Asian
Politics
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.solihull.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Caroline Spelman, John Taylor

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

Districts of England - West Midlands
Birmingham | Bridgnorth | Bromsgrove | Cannock Chase | Coventry | Dudley | East Staffordshire | Herefordshire | Lichfield | Malvern Hills | Newcastle-under-Lyme | North Shropshire | North Warwickshire | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Oswestry | Redditch | Rugby | Sandwell | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Solihull | South Shropshire | South Staffordshire | Stafford | Staffordshire Moorlands | Stoke-on-Trent | Stratford-on-Avon | Tamworth | Telford and Wrekin | Warwick | Walsall | Wolverhampton | Worcester | Wychavon | Wyre Forest
Administrative Counties with multiple districts: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire