Shirley, West Midlands

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.

Shirley Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Solihull near Birmingham, England. The church building is situated on Stratford Road (A34) with halls facing into Trinity Place in the Parkgate pedestrianised area. The church was founded in 1797 and is a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and the Evangelical Alliance.

Solihull West and Shirley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. The constituency was created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and was first contested at the 2024 general election. The constituency name refers to the town of Shirley and the western areas of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. This is part of a boundary review that resulted in the borough being split between three Westminster constituencies.

Palmers Rough is a local nature reserve and park located in Shirley, Solihull. It covers an area of approximately 7.3 hectares (18 acres) and consists of two separate woodland blocks; Palmers Coppice to the east, and Squires Coppice to the west. They are separated by open grassland and include for two football pitches and a small children's playground. A wide range of plants and animals makes Palmers Rough an important urban space and was therefore granted local nature reserve status in 2000. The presence of Palmers Rough is noted within the Domesday Book, and suggests that the woodland dates back over 900 years.A walk through the woods is especially rewarding in springtime when bluebells produce a vivid carpet of colour.

Light Hall School is a secondary school located in Shirley, West Midlands, England. Light Hall School was established on Hathaway Road in the 1963 as a boys' grammar school on land once belonging to Light Hall Farm. Light Hall School is one of sixteen secondary schools in the UK Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. The school has over 1,170 students, from ages eleven to sixteen. The school suffered from a fire in February 2006; a new building was opened in October 2008 to replace the destroyed classrooms. The new building has classrooms for mathematics, English, music and drama. It also has a new dining hall, library, media studies classrooms and offices. The Design and Technology Block was refurbished in April 2013 with a new CAD/CAM room which has a laser and 3D printers.

Scorers is a cricket ground in Shirley, Solihull that is the home of Moseley Cricket Club, who played their first recorded match on the ground in 1956.Scorers has hosted Warwickshire County Cricket Club Second XI matches since 1972. A game apiece in the 1979, 1982 and 1986 ICC Trophy tournaments were held at the ground.The ground hosted Division Seven of the inaugural Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2009, and the Midlands and North Division Three of the 2010 Women's Twenty20 Cup. It also hosted Warwickshire Women matches between 2010 and 2015.The ground hosted its first international matches on 8 July 2013, with two Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is) between Ireland and Pakistan, both won by Pakistan. The ground hosted its first Women's One Day International two days later, between the same sides, again won by Pakistan. The ground went on to host three WT20Is between Ireland and South Africa in September 2014.In July 2023, the ground played host to its first Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match, between Central Sparks and Western Storm, although the match was abandoned (with a toss).

Robin Hood Cemetery and Crematorium is located near Shirley, West Midlands, within the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands. The cemetery was opened in 1917 and covers an area of 45 acres (18 ha) and comprises extensive landscaped lawn graves interspersed with ancient woodland. A cemetery chapel was built in 1931, and the crematorium was built in 1958, including for modifications to the chapel to cater for the cremation facilities.There are 43 Commonwealth service personnel buried in the cemetery whose graves are registered and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 2 from World War I and 41 from World War II. A World War I Victoria Cross recipient, Thomas Turrall (1885–1964) is buried here. Janet Parker, a medical photographer who in 1978 became the last person to die from smallpox, was cremated here in accordance with disease control measures.The cemetery is very nearly full to capacity and the council generally only allows interments in existing graves. There are however above ground vaults, which were constructed in 2005, for cremated remains for which leases are available.

Solihull Lodge is a residential area of Solihull (to the southwest of Shirley), near its border with Birmingham (Yardley Wood and Warstock areas). The area developed originally from a number of farms which were located near to the Mill Pond on Priory Road. The arrival of the Birmingham–Stratford canal enabled more development, and now the area has a population of around 2,500. The area includes Peterbrook Primary School, The Lodge Public House, Solihull Lodge Community Centre, and local shops Oxhill Road One Stop and Esso Spar.

Bills Wood is a local nature reserve and park located in Shirley, Solihull. It covers an area of approximately 6.6 hectares (16 acres) and consists of a square parcel of woodland surrounded by residential suburbs. To the east the wood is bounded by the school playing fields of Light Hall School. A wide range of plants and animals makes the wood an important urban space, and was therefore granted local nature reserve status in 1991.

Robin Hood Academy is a coeducational primary school with academy status, located in Hall Green area of Birmingham, England.

Langley School is a secondary school with academy status situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands. It has specialist status in the arts, languages and training. The school is a mixed, 11–16 comprehensive school with a current pupil roll of 1002. In September 2002 the school became a specialist Performing Arts College, in 2006 a specialist Language College and Training School.

Shirley railway station serves the Shirley area of Solihull in the West Midlands of England. Situated on the North Warwickshire Line, the station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Trains.