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| Area | 11. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 sq mi (30. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 85 km²) |
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| Population | 75,400 (2006 est. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ) (Ranked 307th) |
| - Density | (2,444 )/km² (6,329. The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9/sq mi) |
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| District | Tamworth |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TAMWORTH |
| Postcode district | B77, B79 |
| Dialling code | 01827 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| European Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Tamworth |
| Website: www.tamworth.gov.uk | |
| List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire | |
Tamworth is a town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located 14 miles (22 km) north-east of Birmingham city centre and 103 miles (165 km) north-west of London. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The B postcode area, also known as the Birmingham postcode area, provides postcodes for the boroughs of Birmingham, Solihull and Sandwell The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Staffordshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent in the West Midlands of The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (WMAS is the second-largest ambulance service in the UK West Midlands is a Constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 7 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Tamworth is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The town takes its name from the River Tame, which flows through the town, as does the River Anker. The River Tame is the main river of the West Midlands and the most important tributary of the River Trent. The River Anker is a river in England. The river flows through the centre of Nuneaton towards Tamworth in Staffordshire. At the 2001 census the town had a population of 74,531. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology [1]
Tamworth is the home of the historic Tamworth Castle and Moat House, and has a non-league football team, Tamworth FC. Tamworth Castle, a Grade I listed building, is a small Castle, located next to the River Tame, in the town of Tamworth in Staffordshire Moat House redirects here For the listed building in Sutton Coldfield, see Moat House Sutton Coldfield. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Tamworth Football Club are an English professional football club based in the town of Tamworth, Staffordshire. The Snowdome, Western Europe's first real-snow indoor ski slope is located in Tamworth. Indoor ski slopes are found in several countries proving a Climate controlled environment can be maintained in which Snow can be manufactured using a Indoor ski slopes are found in several countries proving a Climate controlled environment can be maintained in which Snow can be manufactured using a Tamworth also now has one of the midlands premier music venues "The Palace" which was converted in 2007 from the towns original Palace Cinema. Near Tamworth is Drayton Manor Theme Park. Drayton Manor Theme Park is a Theme park in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, near Tamworth in Staffordshire, England.
The town's main industries include logistics, engineering, clothing, brick, tile and paper manufacture. It was also home to the Reliant car company, which produced the famous three-wheeled Robin model and the Scimitar sportscar for several decades. This article is about a motor manufacturer For other uses see Reliant (disambiguation.
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History
Tamworth has existed since Saxon times, and once was the capital of Mercia, the largest of all English kingdoms of its time (see Heptarchy). For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south Mercia (ˈmɝsiə was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. Heptarchy ( Greek: seven + realm) is a collective name applied to the Anglo-Saxon ancient kingdoms of south east and central It was by far the largest town in the Midlands when today's much larger city of Birmingham was still in its infancy. This article is mainly about the English Midlands For other uses see Midlands (disambiguation. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um This is largely because of its strategic position at the meeting point of two rivers (the Tame and the Anker), which meant the town was perfectly placed as a centre of trade and industry.
The town was later sacked by Danes in the 9th century, and what is known (as fact) is that there was a wooden fort, probably constructed on the site of today's castle, designed to defend the town against further Danish invaders by Ethelfleda, Lady of the Mercians, the daughter of King Alfred the Great. The term Dane may refer to People with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity whether living in Denmark, emigrants or the descendants of emigrants Alfred the Great (also Ælfred from the Old English Ælfrēd ˈælfreːd (c
In the 11th century, a Norman castle was built on the probable site of the Saxon fort, which still stands to this day as an important tourist attraction. Tamworth Castle, a Grade I listed building, is a small Castle, located next to the River Tame, in the town of Tamworth in Staffordshire For other buildings in Normandy see Architecture of Normandy. Grants of borough privileges, including rights to a third additional fair in 1588, consolidated Tamworth’s historic importance as ‘the seat of Saxon kings’.
In the Middle Ages Tamworth was a small market town. However the king gave it charters in 1319. (In the Middle Ages a charter was a document granting the townspeople certain rights or confirming existing ones). In 1337 Tamworth was granted the right to hold two annual fairs. (In the Middle Ages fairs were like markets but they were held only once a year and they attracted buyers and sellers from far and wide).
In 1345 Tamworth suffered a disastrous fire. Much of the town burned[2]. (Fire was a constant hazard in the Middle Ages because most buildings were made of wood with thatched roofs. On the other hand if they burned they could be easily rebuilt).
Queen Elizabeth granted Tamworth another charter in 1560.
In the 16th and 17th centuries Tamworth, like all towns, suffered from outbreaks of plague. It struck in 1563, 1579, 1597-98, 1606 and 1626. Each time the plague struck many people died but each time the population recovered. Fortunately the 1626 outbreak was the last.
Tamworth continued to grow and remained of the most populous towns in the Midlands by 1670, when the combined hearth tax returns from Warwickshire and Staffordshire list a total of some 320 households. Its strategic trade advantage lay with control of the two vital packhorse bridges across the Anker and the Tame on the route from London to Chester. A packhorse bridge is a Bridge intended to carry Packhorses ( Horses loaded with sidebags or Panniers across a River or Stream While it remained a local market town, it did a brisk trade providing travellers with the staple bread, ale and accommodation, maintaining trading links as far afield as Bristol. Charles II’s reconfirmation of its borough's privileges in 1663 gave the town an added boost, as confirmed by Richard Blome's description of its celebrated market, well served with corn, provisions and lean cattle.
In 1678 the town's future MP Thomas Guy founded almshouses in Tamworth (they were rebuilt in 1913). A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Thomas Guy (1644-1724 was a British bookseller speculator and de facto founder of Guy's Hospital, London Early life Thomas Guy was born a son of a lighterman He also built Tamworth Town Hall in 1701 and later founded Guys Hospital in London. Guy's Hospital is a large NHS Hospital in the borough of Southwark in south east London, England.
There are four cannons in the Castle Grounds, an indication of the town's previously violent past.
In 1801, the population was a little over 3000.
There were a number of improvements to Tamworth during the 19th century. In 1807 the pavements were flagged. From 1835 Tamworth had gaslight. In the late 19th century a piped water supply was created.
The town grew rapidly in the 18th and 19th centuries during the Industrial Revolution, benefitting from the surrounding coal mines. The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture manufacturing and transportation had a profound effect on the It also became a hub of the canal network, with the Coventry Canal and the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal being built through the town. Canals are artificial channels for water There are two types of canals water conveyance canals which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water and Waterways The Coventry Canal is a navigable narrow Canal in the Midlands of England. The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal is a Canal of the Birmingham Canal Navigations in the West Midlands of England. Later, the railways arrived with the Midland Railway route from Derby to Birmingham arriving in Tamworth in 1847, and later the London and North Western Railway, which provided direct trains to the capital. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. The Midland Railway (MR was a Railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922 when it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um The London and North Western Railway (LNWR L&NWR was a Railway company of the United Kingdom which existed between 1846 and 1922 A split-level station exists where the two main lines cross one-another, the higher level platforms (on the Derby to Birmingham line), being at right angles to the lower ones on the main line to London. Tamworth railway station is located where the Cross Country Route passes over the West Coast Main Line, in the United Kingdom, although there is no
The first cemetery opened in 1876. The Assembly Rooms were built in 1889. In 1897 the corporation bought Tamworth Castle.
A hospital was built in Tamworth in 1880. An infirmary was built in 1903.
The first council houses in Tamworth were built in 1900. More were built in the 1920s and 1930s and after 1945.
The first public library in Tamworth was built in 1905. Tamworth gained an electricity supply in 1924.
The Victorian Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel served as the town's MP from 1830 until his death in 1850. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Sir Robert Peel 2nd Baronet (5 February 1788 &ndash 2 July 1850 was the Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 December 1834 to 8 April A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. It was in Tamworth that Robert Peel unveiled his Tamworth Manifesto in 1834 which created what is now the modern Conservative Party. The Tamworth Manifesto was a political Manifesto issued by Sir Robert Peel in 1834 in Tamworth, which is widely credited by historians as having The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. During the 19th century a breed of pig called Tamworth Pig was initially bred here using some imported Irish stock. Tamworth Pig is among the oldest of Porcine breeds but as with many older breeds of livestock it is not well suited to modern production methods and is listed as "Threatened" Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
Samuel Parkes who won the Victoria Cross in the Charge of the Light Brigade was born in Wigginton and baptised at St. Editha's on 24 December 1815. Samuel Parkes may refer to Samuel Parkes (chemist (c 1759&ndash1825 British manufacturing chemist Samuel Parkes (VC, British soldier See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since The Charge of the Light Brigade was a disastrous Cavalry charge led by Lord Cardigan during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October Saint Editha was an early English Abbess, who lived in the 10th Century His parents, Thomas and Lydia, are buried in its churchyard.
Tamworth grew rapidly in the postwar years as it soaked up overspill from the West Midlands conurbation to the southwest. A population of about 7,000 in 1931 had risen to some 13,000 just after the Second World War; this figure remained fairly static until the late 1960s when a major expansion plan was implemented. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Although not officially a "New Town", Tamworth's expansion resembled the development of many new towns. As part of this plan the town boundaries were expanded to include the industrial area around Wilnecote to the south. Wilnecote is a housing district about 3 km south east of Tamworth, Staffordshire. The 1961 population of the new enlarged area was 25,000. In 1971 it was 40,000; in 1981, 64,000; in 1991, 68,000 and in 2001, 74,000, meaning that the town's population had almost doubled within 30 years.
A high profile murder took place at Tamworth in June 1972. Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The victim was Judith Roberts, the 14-year-old daughter of a local school teacher. Andrew Evans (18) was found guilty of her murder at Birmingham Crown Court in April 1973 and sentenced to life imprisonment. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um For the TV programme see Crown Court (TV series. The Crown Court of England and Wales is together with the High Court of Justice Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Life imprisonment or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime often for most He remained in prison for 25 years until his conviction was quashed in the High Court on 4 December 1997. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar [1] Evans later received compensation totalling almost £1million for his wrongful conviction and imprisonment. [2]
The town of Fazeley merges almost completely into the town to the southwest, but belongs to the Lichfield District area rather than Tamworth Borough. Lichfield is a city and Civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It became a town, by holding a referendum, to prevent efforts from Tamworth to absorb it. .
Tamworth was historically split between Staffordshire and Warwickshire, with the county boundary running through the town centre. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to Staffordshire was made to include the entire borough in 1888.
The A5 £26,000,000 5 mile dual-carriageway Fazeley, Two Gates and Wilnecote Bypass opened in July 1995, acting both as a bypass of Watling Street, and as a fast route for traffic into the town. Fazeley is a small Town in the District of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Wilnecote is a housing district about 3 km south east of Tamworth, Staffordshire. This was further extended to meet the M6 Toll and A38 in 2005. The road's official name is Thomas Guy Way. Thomas Guy (1644-1724 was a British bookseller speculator and de facto founder of Guy's Hospital, London Early life Thomas Guy was born a son of a lighterman
Local Newspaper
In 1868 The Tamworth Herald was launched by Daniel Addison, with its original premises in Silver Street. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Mr Addison continued to publish the paper for nine years until October 29, 1877, when it was taken over by a consortium of leading townsmen. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The paper now has its offices on the town's Ventura Park industrial estate. Daniel Addison had a son Albert Christopher Addison who was an historical writer. Albert Christopher Addison (1862 – 1935 was an English writer born 1862 in Northallerton, Yorkshire.
Tamworth suburbs
- Amington
- Coton Green
- Stonydelph
- Leyfields
- Riverside
- Gillway
- Glascote Heath
- Kettlebrook
- Belgrave
- Lakeside
- Bolehall
- The Leys
- The Alders
- Perry Crofts
- Borough Park
- Two Gates
- Wilnecote
- Dosthill
- Hockley
- Quarry Hill
- Bitterscote
- Fazeley
- Mile Oak
- Bonehill
- No Man's Heath
Culture
Former The Teardrop Explodes frontman and solo artist/writer Julian Cope was raised in Tamworth and later lived in nearby Drayton Bassett. Amington is a ward, a Parish and a suburb of Tamworth in Staffordshire, England, and was formerly a distinct village Stonydelph is a neighbourhood about 3 km south east of the centre of Tamworth, Staffordshire. Belgrave is an area of Tamworth, Staffordshire, roughly 25km from the town centre Bolehall is a village in Staffordshire, England Wilnecote is a housing district about 3 km south east of Tamworth, Staffordshire. Dosthill is an area of Tamworth, Staffordshire, 25 miles south of the town centre and close to the River Tame Fazeley is a small Town in the District of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. No Man's Heath ( is an area six miles north-east of Tamworth, Staffordshire The Teardrop Explodes were an English Post-punk / Neo-Psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978 Julian Cope (born Julian David Cope on 21 October, 1957) is an English rock Musician, Author, Antiquary Drayton Bassett ( is a village and Civil parish in the District of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Cope recorded three solo albums during his Tamworth years, 'World Shut Your Mouth' (1984), 'Fried' (1984) and 'Saint Julian' (1987), and all three used various locations around Tamworth for their sleeve art. The heavy rock band Wolfsbane cut their teeth in the town, before their lead singer Blaze Bayley went on to front the legendary Iron Maiden. Blaze Bayley (born Bayley Alexander Cook, 29 May 1963, Birmingham, England) is the lead singer for the For other uses see Iron maiden.
Sport
Football
One of the more notable personalities to come from Tamworth is former Manchester City goalkeeper Tony Coton, who made a number of appearances over the years. Tony Coton (born 19 May 1961 in Tamworth) is an English ex- footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Tamworth F.C. has also fielded a number of notable players in recent times, including West Bromwich Albion legend Bob Taylor and, for one match in the 2005/2006 season, former Aston Villa and Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson. Tamworth Football Club are an English professional football club based in the town of Tamworth, Staffordshire. Robert Taylor (born 3 February 1967 in Easington County Durham) better known as Bob Taylor, is an English former footballer Paul Charles Merson (born Harlesden, 20 March 1968) is a retired English football player and former player-manager of Walsall Tamworth FC showed signs of progress, just surviving to get their third season in the Nationwide Conference, playing former league sides such as Halifax Town, Oxford United & Kidderminster Harriers on a regular basis. Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National. For the Northern Irish football club see Oxford United Stars F Kidderminster Harriers FC are an English Association football team based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. The club also has a keen rivalry with fellow Staffordshire clubs Stafford Rangers and Burton Albion However, their biggest rival is Nuneaton Borough who are in the same division as Tamworth now. Stafford Rangers Football Club are a semi-professional English football team from Stafford who play in the Conference North. Burton Albion Football Club are an English football team currently playing in the Conference National. After a difficult season which saw them at the wrong end of the table, they were eventually relegated from the Conference and now play in the Blue Square Conference North league. Other football players from Tamworth include goalkeeper Martin Taylor who played for Derby and Wycombe, and currently Ashley Williams who has just signed for Swansea and been called up to the Wales squad.
Speedway
Speedway racing took place in the Tamworth area in the 1930s and in the post war era featured at the Greyhound Stadium in Fazeley. The Hounds started out in 1947 racing in the National League Division Three before becoming The Tammies in 1950 when the venture was purchased by Birmingham promoter Les Marshall.
Sports Teams In Tamworth
| Club | Sport | Founded | League | Venue | Logo |
| Bolehall Swifts | Football | 1953 | Midland Combination Premier Division | Rene Road Ground |  |
| Dosthill Colts | Football | 1990 | Midland Combination Division Two | Rene Road Ground | |
| Mile Oak Rovers | Football | 1958 | Midland Combination Division One | Recreation Ground |  |
| Tamworth | Football | 1933 | Conference North | The Lamb Ground |  |
References
J. Bolehall Swifts FC are a football club based in Tamworth suburb of Bolehall, Staffordshire, England. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered History The league was founded in 1927 as the Worcestershire Combination. Bolehall Swifts FC are a football club based in Tamworth suburb of Bolehall, Staffordshire, England. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered History The league was founded in 1927 as the Worcestershire Combination. Bolehall Swifts FC are a football club based in Tamworth suburb of Bolehall, Staffordshire, England. Mile Oak Rovers FC is a football club based in south of Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered History The league was founded in 1927 as the Worcestershire Combination. Tamworth Football Club are an English professional football club based in the town of Tamworth, Staffordshire. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Conference North (currently billed as Blue Square North for sponsorship reasons is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place The Lamb Ground is a football stadium in the district of Kettlebrook in Tamworth, England. Gould, “The Medieval Burgesses of Tamworth: their Liberties, Courts and Markets”, Transactions of the South Staffordshire Archaeological Society, No. 13 (1971-2).
External links
- Tamworth's Local Paper
- Tamworth Football Club
- Tamworth Business Directory
- Tamworth Council
- Tamworth Assembly Rooms
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