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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Olton like this:
Olton, ry. sta., Warwickshire, 1 mile NW. of Solihull sta. and 5½ miles SE. of Birmingham; in vicinity is Olton Hall, seat.
Olton is now part of SOLIHULL District. Click here for graphs and data of how SOLIHULL has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Olton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Olton, in Solihull and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24318
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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