Memorials
- One of the five houses of Solihull School is named after him.
- One of the four houses of The Earls High School (formerly Halesowen Grammar School) is named after him.
- Solihull School's annual publication is named after him - The Shenstonian.
- Louis-René Girardin built a memorial in the French town of Ermenonville.
- A prominent public house (pub) in Halesowen (Queensway) is named "The William Shenstone". The walls are adorned with engravings of The Leasowes in Shenstone's time.
- Two roads in the area near to his home in the Leasowes Park are named in his honour: Shenstone Valley Road and Shenstone Avenue.
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