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Tamworth

town in Staffordshire, England

Key facts

Sovereign state: United Kingdom
Constituent country: England
Region: West Midlands
Non metropolitan county: Staffordshire
Status: Non-metropolitan district
Admin hq: Tamworth
Incorporated: 1 April 1974
Suburbs of the town: List Amington Belgrave Bitterscote Bolehall Borough Park Coton Green Dosthill Gillway Glascote Leyfields Perry Crofts Stonydelph Wilnecote
Type: Non-metropolitan district council
Body: Tamworth Borough Council
Council leader: Carol Dean (Labour)
Mps: Sarah Edwards (Labour)
Total: 11.91 sq mi (30.85 km )
Rank: 278th (of 296)
Density: 6,603/sq mi (2,550/km )
Ethnic groups: List 95.8% White 1.4% Asian 1.9% Mixed 0.6% Black 0.3% other
Religion: List 51.6% Christianity 46.6% no religion 0.5% Islam 0.3% Buddhism 0.4% other
Time zone: UTC0 ( GMT )

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Tamworth (/ˈtæmwərθ/, /ˈtæməθ/) 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 south, and the Lichfield District to the north, southwest and west. The town takes its name from the River Tame, which flows through it. The population of Tamworth borough (2024) was 81,117. 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.