The parish church of St Nicolas in Kings Norton is one of a small number of medieval churches now in the Birmingham area (until 1911 Kings Norton was in Worcestershire and separate from Birmingham).
The church has Norman origins and was built on the site of an earlier church in the 13th century. This building was largely demolished in the following century when a new nave with two aisles was built. The spire was added in the mid 15th century. The south aisle was rebuilt in the 17th century and the roof considerably altered. The church was restored in the 19th century.
The Reverand Awdry, who later wrote the Thomas the Tank stories, was curate of the church during the Second World War.
