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Solihull

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Solihull

Total population

206,091

Coordinates52.41°, -1.78°

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Overview

Solihull is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands county, England. Solihull is situated on the River Blythe in the Forest of Arden area. The town had a population of 126,577 at the 2021 Census, and the wider metropolitan borough had a population of 216,240. The town is located around 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Birmingham and 14 miles (23 km) west of Coventry. Solihull is one of the major towns of the West Midlands conurbation centred around Birmingham.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
52.4130
Longitude
-1.7769
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Official Identifiers

ONS — UK Office for National Statistics

ONS code
osgb4000000074577980
Local type
Town
Region
West Midlands

api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • ONS / OS Open Names — UK official place gazetteer, via api.postcodes.io (OS code, local type, county/unitary, district/borough, region)
  • ONS — UK Office for National Statistics — api.postcodes.io / OS Open Names