Independent shops and boutiques in historic Coleshill – in pictures

There’s a market town not far from Birmingham that dates right back to the Iron Age. Evidence of hut circles were discovered in Coleshill by archaeologists at the end of the 1970s.

By 1066, the North Warwickshire town was a Royal Manor held by King Edward the Confessor and it is recorded in the Domesday Book as land held by William the Conqueror. Today, it is a pretty town with some nice independent shops and places to eat, and it’s only a 15 minute train ride from the city, making it a lovely little trip out without having to go very far at all.

Have a look through our photo gallery to see pictures of the quirky shops and independent boutiques. There’s Books Revisited, a charity-run book shop that was saved by locals and Glitzy Bits Boutique which has moved to a bigger shop on Parkfield Road because it’s so popular.

For elegant fashion and homeware, pop into Liliann Styled By Ryan on the High Street then pick up some snacks from Partridges Kitchen Deli & Food Market to take to eat down by the river. Alternatively, you could go for lunch at family-owned Cafe on the Hill or The Coleshill Hotel, or just pick up some treats from Sweetie Box UK. Find out more about Coleshill here

It was near here that John Sumner was born in 1807. He went on to create Typhoo Tea and there’s a bronze sculpture on the High Street marking this. The sculpture also shows a stagecoach wheel and elephant as historians believe the remains of a travelling circus elephant could be hidden beneath the town’s Morrisons store.

Excavations on the HS2 site at Coleshill have revealed one of the UK’s ‘best preserved late 16th century gardens ever discovered’ and the remains of Coleshill Manor and moat were picked up by aerial photography. Nearby Maxstoke Castle is moated and privately-owned but sometimes hosts public open days and the Church of St Peter and St Paul at the top of Market Square is worth a look for its huge 52-metre high steeple.

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