Norton away, or Stratford upon Avon, further in the other direction. Shirley is also served by several bus routes, including the 5, 6, 31, 49, and 76, all operated by National Express West Midlands which all stop on the Stratford Road in the town centre. Other services that operate in Shirley include the A4, A5 and X20. Notable people Ernest Henry "Chinese" Wilson, the notable plant collector and writer, was brought up in Shirley where his parents ran a floristry business. Mandy Rice-Davies lived in Blenheim Road, Shirley, and attended Sharmans Cross Junior School during the 1950s before moving to London prior to the Profumo affair. Martin Johnson England RFU Manager, Captain of the England 2003 Rugby Union World Cup Team, lived in Solihull Road and attended Sharmans Cross Junior School. Richard Hammond BBC Top Gear and TV presenter / journalist, attended Sharmans Cross Junior School. Ossie Wheatley, cricketer (Glamorgan and England), lived in Shirley in the 1950s while attending first Shirley College, a small private boys preparatory school at the end of Bills Lane Shirley, and then King Edward's School, Birmingham. Paul Farbrace, former cricketer (Kent and Middlesex) and England assistant coach, now Warwickshire Sport Director lives in Shirley. References External links Photos from 1950s 1960s St James Church Areas of the West Midlands (county) Solihull