Historic churches · West Midlands
St James the Great, Shirley
St James the Great, Shirley — church in Shirley, West Midlands, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Shirley · 1.4 km
- Free entry
About
St James the Great, Shirley is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Shirley, West Midlands, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.4072°, -1.8258°.
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Heritage listing
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.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Blythe SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
St James Church was started in 1831 and enlarged in 1882. In 1893, Shirley became its own ecclesiastical parish. The church is in a joint parish with:
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.4072, -1.8258
- District
- Solihull
- Parish
- Solihull, unparished area
- Postcode
- B90 2BA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Nearest railway station
- Shirley — 1.4 km
- Official site
- salterstreetandshirleyparish.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q16900143 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St James the Great, Shirley (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St James the Great, Shirley - geograph.org.uk - 85912.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St James the Great, Shirley?
- St James the Great, Shirley is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B90 2BA), in the parish of Solihull, unparished area.
- Is St James the Great, Shirley a listed building?
- St James the Great, Shirley is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is St James the Great, Shirley a protected site?
- Yes — St James the Great, Shirley is part of the River Blythe SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is St James the Great, Shirley free to visit?
- Yes, St James the Great, Shirley is free to enter.
- How do I get to St James the Great, Shirley?
- The nearest railway station is Shirley, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B90 2BA.