Tamworth, Staffordshire
Tamworth is a large market town and borough in Staffordshire, England, 14 miles north-east of Birmingham and on the West Coast Main Line. The town adjoins Warwickshire to the south and east, Lichfield to the north and west and local junctions of the M6 Toll motorway. It takes its name from the River Tame, which flows through it. The population of Tamworth borough was 76,696. The wider urban area has a population of 81,964. Tamworth was historically... Show more divided between Warwickshire and Staffordshire until 1889, when the town was placed entirely in Staffordshire.Tamworth hosts a simple but elevated 12th century castle, a well-preserved medieval church and a Moat House. Tamworth was the capital of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia during the Heptarchy of seven kingdoms and throughout its later, greater, form. The town's industries include logistics, engineering, clothing, brick, tile and paper manufacture....