Tamworth Castle

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.

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Tamworth Castle ranks #2,765 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #188 of the 333 mapped in England. Founded 1070, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,660 times in the last 60 days, more than 73% 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.

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