England · 11th century
Tamworth Castle ranks #2,645 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #178 of the 360 mapped in England. Founded 1070, it is older than 88% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 439 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,660 times in the last 60 days, more than 75% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Birmingham, 22 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
Tamworth Castle, a Grade I listed building, is a Norman castle overlooking the mouth of the River Anker into the Tame in the town of Tamworth in Staffordshire, England. Before boundary changes in 1889, however, the castle was within the edge of Warwickshire while most of the town belonged to Staffordshire.
The site served as a residence of the Mercian kings in Anglo Saxon times, but fell into disuse during the Viking invasions. Refortified by the Normans and later enlarged, the building is today one of the best preserved motte-and-bailey castles in England.
Text adapted from “Tamworth Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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