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.

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local authority museum, historic house museum, castle, 

• Grade II listed park and garden page^@
• Grade I listed building page^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
• Cultural Inventory page^@
• Grade I listed building page^@
• British Listed Buildings page^@
• Art UK website page^@
• Art UK website page^@
• Grade II listed building page^@
• Grade II listed building page^@
• Grade II* listed building page^@
• Historic England research records page^@
• National Heritage List for England page^@
• Mapping Museums page^@
• National Heritage List for England page^@
• Grade II listed park and garden page^@
• Grade II* listed building page^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
• CastlesFortsBattles page^@
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Location: 52.6325, -1.6963, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of Burton Bridge ⓘ
  1322 victory for King Edward II over the rebellious Earl of Lancaster

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  Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
  1485 last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses

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  Battle of Kings Norton ⓘ
  1642 battle

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  Battle of Camp Hill ⓘ
  1643 battle in the first English Civil War

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  Siege of Lichfield ⓘ
  1643 siege

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  Battle of Burton Bridge ⓘ
  1643 battle during the First English Civil War

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  Battle of Tipton Green ⓘ
  1644 battle

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  Coventry Blitz ⓘ
  1940 German bombing raids on the English city of Coventry in World War II

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  Birmingham Blitz ⓘ
  WWII aerial bombardment of British city

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  Battle of Saltley Gate ⓘ
  1972 battle

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  Birmingham Regional War Room ⓘ
  

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  Solihull Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in the West Midlands, UK

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  West Midlands Civil Defence Bunker ⓘ
  civil defence centre in the West Midlands, UK

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  Wylde Green Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Ashby de la Zouch Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed ruins in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, United Kingdom  

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  Caludon Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK  

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  Cannock Castle Ring ⓘ
  castle in the UK  

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  Tamworth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Tamworth, United Kingdom  

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  Tutbury Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Staffordshire, England, UK  

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  Weoley Castle ⓘ
  remains of a fortified manor house, in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

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  Dudley Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Dudley, United Kingdom  

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  Birmingham Proof House ⓘ
  military museum

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  Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum ⓘ
  museum in Lichfield, England, UK

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1322 Battle of Burton Bridge

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1485 Battle of Bosworth Field

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1642 Battle of Kings Norton

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1643 Battle of Camp Hill

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1643 Siege of Lichfield

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1643 Battle of Burton Bridge

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1644 Battle of Tipton Green

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1940 — 1942 Coventry Blitz

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1940 — 1943 Birmingham Blitz

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1972 Battle of Saltley Gate

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1070 Dudley Castle

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1813 Birmingham Proof House

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2005 Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum

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Edmund John Niemann (1813-1876) - The Coming Storm - PCF7 - Tamworth Castle

Mary Beale (1633-1699) (attributed to) - Lady Mary Gough (1657–1722) - 1989.1 - Tamworth Castle

Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723) - Martha Willington - PCF10 - Tamworth Castle

Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) (style of) - George Ferrers Townshend (1778–1855), 3rd Marquis Townshend - 1991.185 - Tamworth Castle

Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) (after) - Crucifixion - PCF1 - Tamworth Castle

Richard Whitford (c.1821-1890) - Bull, 'Champion' - 1967.51.1 - Tamworth Castle

William Etty (1787-1849) - A Child Asleep - 1923.1.5 - Tamworth Castle

Carlo Dolci (1616-1686) (circle of) - Ecce Homo - 1923.1.3 - Tamworth Castle

Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) (style of) - Sarah Dunn-Gardner Townshend (c.1786–1858), Marchioness Townshend (wife of George Ferrers Townshend) - 1991.186 - Tamworth Castle

Henry Lark I Pratt (1805-1873) - St Editha's Church and the Old Paregoric Shop, Tamworth - 2003.8.1 - Tamworth Castle

• The history of the town and castle of Tamworth - book published in 1845
• The Timber Frame of the Hall at Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire, and its Context - , 1983

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	527	Kingdom of Mercia		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1322	Battle of Burton Bridge	battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1485	Battle of Bosworth Field	House of York, House of Lancaster, battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Battle of Kings Norton	Roundhead, Cavalier, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Camp Hill	battle, Roundhead, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Siege of Lichfield	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Burton Bridge	battle, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Tipton Green	Cavalier, Roundhead, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Coventry Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Birmingham Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1972	Battle of Saltley Gate	battle	Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Art UK website page@		Wikidata
link	page		Art UK website page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Mapping Museums page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1861	Birmingham Small Arms Company	automotive industry, arms industry, public limited company, vehicle construction, manufacture of weapons and ammunition, manufacture of metal forming machinery, Manufacture of motorcycles, machinery industry and plant construction	Wikidata
site	bunker		Birmingham Regional War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Solihull Borough Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		West Midlands Civil Defence Bunker	civil defense center, West Midlands County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Wylde Green Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Ashby de la Zouch Castle	English Heritage, ruins, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Caludon Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Cannock Castle Ring	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Tamworth Castle	local authority museum, historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Tutbury Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Weoley Castle	ruins, archaeological site, archaeological museum, fortified manor house	Wikidata
site	castle	1070	Dudley Castle	archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, castle	Wikidata
site	museum	1813	Birmingham Proof House	military museum, building	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Far Eastern Prisoners Of War Museum	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Edmund John Niemann (1813-1876) - The Coming Storm - PCF7 - Tamworth Castle		Commons
commons	image		Mary Beale (1633-1699) (attributed to) - Lady Mary Gough (1657–1722) - 1989.1 - Tamworth Castle		Commons
commons	image		Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723) - Martha Willington - PCF10 - Tamworth Castle		Commons
commons	image		Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) (style of) - George Ferrers Townshend (1778–1855), 3rd Marquis Townshend - 1991.185 - Tamworth Castle		Commons
commons	image		Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) (after) - Crucifixion - PCF1 - Tamworth Castle		Commons
commons	image		Richard Whitford (c.1821-1890) - Bull, 'Champion' - 1967.51.1 - Tamworth Castle		Commons
commons	image		William Etty (1787-1849) - A Child Asleep - 1923.1.5 - Tamworth Castle		Commons
commons	image		Carlo Dolci (1616-1686) (circle of) - Ecce Homo - 1923.1.3 - Tamworth Castle		Commons
commons	image		Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) (style of) - Sarah Dunn-Gardner Townshend (c.1786–1858), Marchioness Townshend (wife of George Ferrers Townshend) - 1991.186 - Tamworth Castle		Commons
commons	image		Henry Lark I Pratt (1805-1873) - St Editha's Church and the Old Paregoric Shop, Tamworth - 2003.8.1 - Tamworth Castle		Commons