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Jun 9, 2015 · Certainly believed to have been known as Solihull from as early as the 11th century, some historians also say that it means soily hill.
The town and its borough, which has been part of Warwickshire for most of its history, has roots dating back to the 1st century BC, and was further formally established during the medieval era.
Solihull was founded in the medieval period and there are still many traces of its past today. St Alphege's church, dedicated to Alphege, an Archbishop of Canterbury who was martyred at Greenwich in 1012, dates back to 1270.
Solihull was founded in medieval times as a small market town. Historians say that the town started out as a simple clearing where people would meet and exchange goods. The name was allegedly derived from the description of the travellers who had to pass through the muddy, and dirty (soily) hill- Soily Hill became Solihull!
It’s believed that Solihull was founded between 1170 and 1180 by the de Limesi family who were Lords of the Manor of Ulverlei. Solihull was a “planted borough” or planned village, laid out in a grid pattern of streets rather than developing piecemeal.
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Solihull like this: SOLIHULL, a small town, a parish, a sub-district, a district, and a division, in Warwick.
Aug 29, 2024 · Solihull borough, which is mainly suburban but includes some open countryside, began to expand as a residential area for Birmingham in the 19th century, and after 1930 it grew rapidly. The borough’s historic buildings include St. Alphege’s Church, with its 13th-century chancel, and the 15th-century Packwood House.
