Tamworth, Staffordshire

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Tamworth
Town and borough
Clockwise from top left: Tamworth Castle, Town Hall with the Robert Peel statue, Parish Church, Skyline, Æthelflæd monument and Railway Station
Tamworth shown within Staffordshire
Coordinates: 52°37′59″N 1°41′42″W / 52.633°N 1.695°W / 52.633; -1.695
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
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Tamworth Borough Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (No overall control)
• MPs	Sarah Edwards (Labour)[2]
Area
• Total	30.85 km2 (11.91 sq mi)
• Rank	278th (of 296)
Population
• Total	78,653 (2021) [1]
• Rank	281st (of 296)
Ethnicity (2021) [3]
• Ethnic groups	List 95.8% White 1.4% Asian 1.9% Mixed 0.6% Black 0.3% other[4]
Religion (2021) [3]
• Religion	List 51.6% Christianity 46.6% no religion 0.5% Islam 0.3% Buddhism 0.4% other
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode	B77-B79
Post town	tamworth
Area code	01827
OS grid reference	SK207040
Website	www.tamworth.gov.uk

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 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 (2022) was 79,639.^[5] 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.^[6]

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.