The Metropolitan Borough of Solihull is a metropolitan borough in West Midlands county, England. It is named after its largest town, Solihull, from which Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is based. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of seven boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region. Much of the large residential population in the north of the borough centres on the communities of Castle Bromwich, Kingshurst, Marston Green and Smith's Wood as well as the towns of Chelmsley Wood and Fordbridge. In the south are the towns of Shirley and Solihull, as well as the large villages of Knowle, Dorridge, Meriden and Balsall Common.
The Meriden Rural District was a rural district of Warwickshire, England, which existed between 1894 and 1974. It was named after the village of Meriden.
Melton was a rural district in Leicestershire, England from 1894 to 1935.
Sudbury was a rural district of Derbyshire in England from 1894 to 1934.
Kettering was a rural district in Northamptonshire in England from 1894 to 1974.
Thorney was a rural district in England from 1894 to 1974, situated to the east of Peterborough.
Spalding was a rural district in Holland in Lincolnshire, England from 1894 to 1974.
South East Derbyshire was a rural district in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It covered an area to the south-east of Derby.
Northampton was a rural district in Northamptonshire, England from 1894 to 1974.
Bingham was a rural district in Nottinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1974.
Leake was a rural district in Nottinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1935.
Stapleford was a rural district in Nottinghamshire, England from 1894 to 1935.
Gnosall was a rural district in Staffordshire, England from 1894 to 1934. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the Newport Rural Sanitary District which was in Staffordshire.
The Daventry Rural District was a rural district in Northamptonshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It entirely surrounded the municipal borough of Daventry. The district was administered from Daventry but did not include the town.
Easton on the Hill was a rural district in Northamptonshire, England from 1894 to 1935. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the Stamford rural sanitary district which was in Northamptonshire proper. It consisted of the three parishes of Collyweston, Duddington and Easton on the Hill.
Blore Heath was a rural district in Staffordshire, England from 1894 to 1932.
Crowmarsh was a rural district in Oxfordshire, England from 1894 to 1932.
Cannock was a rural district in Staffordshire, England, from 1894 to 1974.
Shifnal was a rural district in Shropshire, England from 1894 to 1974.
Grantham was a rural district in Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven from 1894 to 1931.
