Traditional county: West Midlands · District / Borough: Solihull · Region: West Midlands
Explore Kingshurst, West Midlands with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kingshurst map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Kingshurst |
| Traditional County | West Midlands |
| District / Borough | Solihull |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.496818 |
| Longitude | -1.747003 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Kingshurst, a suburban expanse within the Solihull district, carries the quietude of the West Midlands landscape. It lies 2.8 km west of Coleshill (from Coleshill: bearing 269°T, OS grid SP 172 887), and is situated south of Water Orton village. The residential avenues of Kingshurst, often bordered by mature trees, absorb the gentle afternoon light, casting long, soft shadows across well-tended lawns. Though lacking ancient ruins or grand pronouncements of history, Kingshurst possesses a character born of its post-war development, a testament to the era's aspirations for comfortable family life. The subtle hum of daily routines, the distant echo of children's laughter, and the occasional chime of a church bell contribute to its understated rhythm. Here, the landscape is one of ordered living, a carefully cultivated green canvas where the present unfolds with a calm, deliberate grace.
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Explore Kingshurst, West Midlands, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.496818, -1.747003. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |