Tamworth
Tamworth is a town and local government district in
Staffordshire, England, located 14 miles (22 km) north-east
of Birmingham city centre and 103 miles (165 km) north-west
of London. The town takes its name from the River Tame,
which flows through the town, as does the River Anker.
At the 2001 census the town had a population of 74,531.
Tamworth is the home of the historic Tamworth Castle
and Moat House, and has a non-league football team,
Tamworth FC. The Snowdome, Western Europe's first real-snow
indoor ski slope is located in Tamworth. Tamworth also
now has one of the Midlands premier music venues "The
Palace" which was converted in 2007 from the towns original
Palace Cinema. There is also tenpin bowling at Strykers
bowl, and only a short distance away is Drayton Manor
Theme Park. The town's main industries include logistics,
engineering, clothing, brick, tile and paper manufacture.
It was also home to the Reliant car company, which produced
the famous three-wheeled Robin model and the Scimitar
sportscar for several decades.
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