St James the Great, Shirley

St James the Great, Shirley is a Grade II listed Church of England parish in the Anglican Diocese of Birmingham.[1]

St James the Great, Shirley
St James the Great, Shirley
LocationShirley, West Midlands
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitesalterstreetandshirleyparish.org/st-james/
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Groundbreaking1831
Administration
ParishShirley
DeaneryShirley
ArchdeaconryBirmingham
DioceseAnglican Diocese of Birmingham

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, Shirley
  • Christ the King, Shirley
  • St Mary Magdalene, 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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