Kingshurst

Kingshurst
Village
Kingshurst is located in West Midlands county
Kingshurst
Kingshurst
Location within the West Midlands
Population7,868 (2011)[1]
Civil parish
  • Kingshurst
Metropolitan borough
Shire county
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBIRMINGHAM
Postcode districtB37
Dialling code0121
PoliceWest Midlands
FireWest Midlands
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
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UK
England
West Midlands
52°29′17″N 1°44′53″W / 52.488°N 1.7480°W / 52.488; -1.7480

Kingshurst is a post-war village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands, England. Historically part of the county of Warwickshire in the Meriden Rural District, It lies about 7 miles (11 km) north of Solihull town centre, 10 miles (16 km) east of Birmingham and 10 miles (16km) west of Coventry, it borders North Warwickshire to the east. The village is encompassed within the electoral ward Kingshurst & Fordbridge which had a population of 7,868 in the 2011 census.[2]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 16 December 2015.
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