# Kingshurst shopping precinct

Kingshurst, England · strip · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-cec48925da` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/england/kingshurst-kingshurst-shopping-precinct/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-cec48925da.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-cec48925da.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-cec48925da

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | under construction | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | civic, entertainment, housing, park, retail | none |
| What is there now | 75-80 new social and privately owned housing, a new park, four retail outlets, village hall and a coffee house. The new high street will be named "Boulevard". | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2023 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2023 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Solihull Council and West Midlands Combined Authority | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Parties

- Solihull Council and West Midlands Combined Authority — developer (2023–)

## Timeline

- 2021: Redevelopment started
- 2023: Shopping precinct demolished
- 2023: Closed
- 2023: Retrofit: redevelop

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Kingshurst is a post-war suburban village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands, England. Historically part of the county of Warwickshire, it lies about 7 miles (11 km) north of Solihull town centre and 10 miles (16 km) east of Birmingham; it borders North Warwickshire to the east, and is adjacent to Fordbridge and Smith's Wood.


== History ==

The name Kingshurst comes from having previously been a Royal Manor, and "hurst" meaning wood. The earliest record of Kingshurst is in documents from the late 13th and early 14th centuries, when it is referred to as part of the Manor of Coleshill.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingshurst

## Sources

- Kingshurst — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingshurst

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Kingshurst shopping precinct, Kingshurst, England." Record n-cec48925da, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/england/kingshurst-kingshurst-shopping-precinct/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_kingshurstkingshurstshoppingprecinct,
  title = {Kingshurst shopping precinct, Kingshurst, England},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/england/kingshurst-kingshurst-shopping-precinct/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-cec48925da, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.