part of the West Midlands metropolitan county in 1974.

Toponym

Solihull's name is commonly thought to have derived from the position of its arden stone parish church, St Alphege, on a 'soily' hill. The church was built on a hill of stiff red marl, which turned to sticky mud in wet weather.

History

Early history

The land now forming Solihull was once covered in the ancient Forest of Arden.

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