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Shirley is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands. Historically part of Warwickshire. Neighbouring districts include Shirley Heath, Sharmans Cross and Monkspath. When you visit Shirley, West Midlands, Walkfo brings Shirley, West Midlands places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Shirley, West Midlands Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Shirley, West Midlands
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With 49 audio plaques & Shirley, West Midlands places for you to explore in the Shirley, West Midlands area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Shirley, West Midlands places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Shirley, West Midlands history
Shirley was part of the Manor of Ulverlei (now Olton) until the establishment of Solihull in the 12th or 13th centuries. The earliest known settlement in the area was at Berry Mound, part of West Shirley, which was the site of an Iron Age Hill Fort, a fortified village protected by earth banks. Shirley developed slowly as a small village on Stratford Road, called Shirley Street through the settlement.
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You can visit Shirley, West Midlands places with Walkfo Shirley, West Midlands to hear history at Shirley, West Midlands’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Shirley, West Midlands has 49 places to visit in our interactive Shirley, West Midlands map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Shirley, West Midlands, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Shirley, West Midlands places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Shirley, West Midlands & the surrounding areas.
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Best Shirley, West Midlands places to visit
Shirley, West Midlands has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Shirley, West Midlands’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Shirley, West Midlands’s information audio spots:
St James the Great, Shirley
St James the Great, Shirley is a Grade II listed Church of England parish in the Anglican Diocese of Birmingham. It is located in Shirley, near to the centre of Shirley, in the area of the Birmingham Diocese.
Christ Church, Yardley Wood
Christ Church, Yardley Wood is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham. It was built in the 1930s.
Visit Shirley, West Midlands plaques
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here Shirley, West Midlands has 12 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Shirley, West Midlands plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Shirley, West Midlands using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Shirley, West Midlands plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
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