St James the Great, Shirley

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]

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

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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