Tamworth in Staffordshire
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Tamworth is a
market town and
borough in
Staffordshire , England, 14 miles (23 km) north-east of
Birmingham . The town borders
North Warwickshire to the east and north,
Lichfield to the north, south-west and west. The town takes its name from the
River Tame , which flows through it. The population of Tamworth borough (2021) was 78,838. The wider urban area had a population of 81,964.
Tamworth was the principal centre of royal power of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia during the 8th and 9th centuries. It hosts a simple but elevated 12th century castle , a well-preserved medieval church (the Church of St Editha ) and a Moat House . Tamworth was historically divided between Warwickshire and Staffordshire until 1889, when the town was placed entirely in Staffordshire.
Stormforce 10 boat landing at Drayton Manor Theme Park © DingRawD/cc-by-sa-4.0
The town’s industries include logistics, engineering, clothing, brick, tile and paper manufacture. Until 2001 one of its factories was
Reliant , which produced the
Reliant Robin three-wheeler car and the
Reliant Scimitar sports car.
The
Snowdome , a prototype real-snow
indoor ski slope is in Tamworth and 1.7 miles (2.7 km) south is
Drayton Manor Theme Park and one of the many marinas serving the
Coventry Canal and
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal which combine south of the town.
Read more on
VisitTamworth.co.uk ,
Drayton Manor Resort ,
Wikivoyage Tamworth and
Wikipedia Tamworth (
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