Solihull

Solihull [ ˌ sɒlɪ hʌl ] is a city in England in the United Kingdom. It counts 94 753 inhabitants (as of 2001) and is the seat of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull with more than 200,000 inhabitants. The city is part of the metropolitan county of West Midlands, is part of the agglomeration of Birmingham with more than 2,600,000 inhabitants and is situated between the cities of Birmingham and Coventry in the West to the East.

Historical

Counted yet in 1901 Solihull just 7,500 inhabitants. But in subsequent years should explode the population. This was mainly due to the fact that the neighboring city of Birmingham bursting at the seams and more and more people moved to Solihull, which made the city a kind of dormitory town for Birmingham. In the 1960s, emerged in the city center several new business complexes, where many historical buildings fell victim.

Traffic

Not only thanks to the nearby Birmingham International Airport, the city is very conveniently located. So there is also a direct connection to the train service between London and Birmingham. There is also thanks to the M40 ( towards London West / Heathrow via Oxford) and the M42 ( towards Nottingham ) good access to the motorway network and the north-south axes M5 ( towards Bristol ), M6 ( towards Manchester ) and M1 ( direction North London in the south and Leeds to the north).

Industry

Solihull is one of the priorities of the British automobile industry. Land Rover has a manufacturing plant in Solihull; the MG Rover Group had until its bankruptcy in April 2005 their seat and a factory. Solihull was strongly affected by the decline Rovers.

Personalities

  • David Baulcombe ( born 1952 ), British botanist
  • Karen Carney ( * 1987), English football player
  • Alan Cox ( born 1968 ), British software developer
  • Richard Hammond (born 1969 ), British television presenter
  • Martin Johnson (born 1970 ), English rugby union player
  • Dannielle Khan (* 1995), Track Cycling activist and Shorttrackerin
  • Stewart Lee, English stand- up comedian
  • Jonathan Nott (born 1962 ), English conductor
  • Celia Rees ( born 1949 ), British author
Post town Regions of England West Midlands (Region) Administrative counties of England West Midlands (county) Martin Johnson (rugby union)
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