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Sketch of Solihull (Birmingham) and its Environs 1840

I recently bought a Kindle and was looking on Amazon for interesting reads when I came across a digital copy of “Sketch of Solihull (Birmingham) and its Environs.” I actually bought an original copy of this book sometime ago as … Continue reading

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Shirley Street Warwickshire Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845

Shirley-Street, an ecclesiastical district, in the parish and union of Solihull, Solihull division of the hundred of Hemlingford, N. division of the county of Warwick, 6 miles (S.) from Birmingham; containing 1009 inhabitants. The church, dedicated to St. James, was … Continue reading

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Wythall or Withall Worcestershire Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales Circa 1870

Wythall, or Withall, a chapelry in Kings-Norton and Alvechurch parishes, Worcester, and in Solihull parish, Warwick; 3 ½ miles SSE of Kings-Norton r. station. It was constituted in 1853; and its post-town is Birmingham. Pop., 1,093. Houses, 250. The manor … Continue reading

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Solihull Slaters Directory 1850

Solihull is a small market-town and parish, in the hundred of Hemlingford, 108 miles N.W. from London, 14 w. from Coventry, 7 S.E. from Birmingham, 12 N.W. from Warwick, and between four and five miles s. w. from the Hampton … Continue reading

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