St James the Great, Shirley

St James the Great, Shirley
St James the Great, Shirley
Map
52°24′22.25″N 1°49′35.41″W / 52.4061806°N 1.8265028°W / 52.4061806; -1.8265028
LocationShirley, West Midlands
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Website[1] http://shirleyparishb90.co.uk
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Groundbreaking1831
Administration
DioceseAnglican Diocese of Birmingham
ArchdeaconryBirmingham
DeaneryShirley
ParishShirley
Clergy
Vicar(s)Rev Paul Day

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.[1]

History

St James Church was started in 1831 and enlarged in 1882. In 1893, Shirley became its own ecclesiastical parish.[2]

The church is in a joint parish with:

  • St John the Divine, Tidbury Green
  • Christ the King, Shirley

References

  1. ^ The buildings of England. Warwickshire, Nikolaus Pevsner
  2. ^ 'Parishes: Solihull', A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 4: Hemlingford Hundred (1947), pp. 214-229; URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42685&strquery=shirley warwick shelley ; date accessed: 23 February 2012.


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