If a person tells you that he is a Silhillian, you must understand that he comes from Solihull (pronounced Silhill or Sulhull!) in the West Midlands.
This is one of the largest towns in that area.
It can be assumed to be next door to Birmingham, because the distance between these two towns is just 14 km.
Like Birmingham, this is also one of the more prosperous towns in UK's Midlands.
Some people are going to wonder how it got its name.
The name must have been derived from the description of the travellers who had to pass through the muddy, dirty and "soily" hill- Soily Hull became Solihull! This town was a market town in medieval times.
Later on it became a significant stop for mail coaches.
Historians say that it came into existence a thousand years ago, when people began to come to a clearing here, which they used for trading purposes.
Even though Birmingham was almost ostentatiously affected by the Industrial Revolution, Solihull, remained almost the small and same market town, it had been five centuries ago.
However, in the 1960s, there was an explosion in the population of Solihull, because of the clearing of slums in Birmingham.
Birmingham International airport was made and that meant it was very easy for people to migrate here.
The reason for this migration was the opening up of a car plant in the vicinity.
Everybody who enjoys history is going to be fascinated by the shops and the houses which still retained their Tudor style of architecture.
There is a historic school here, which has been in existence since 1560.
If one is interested in classic British architecture of churches made during the Middle Ages, he is going to find some good examples here.
You can see the 51 m high spire of this church, St Alphege from afar.
This red sandstone church was built, in 1220.
One can also go and see all the Victorian- era terrace houses on High Street and Warwick Road.