What is Tamworth?
{{Infobox UK place | official_name = Tamworth | country = England | region = West Midlands | static_image_name = File:George_Street,_Tamworth_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1741302.jpg | static_image_caption = George Street | static_image_alt = Tamworth Castle | population = 76,696 | population_ref = {{small|(2019 est.)}} | os_grid_reference = SK207040 | map_alt = A map of the county of Staffordshire, with a red dot showing the position of the town of Tamworth | coordinates = {{coord|52.63|-1.70|display=inline,title}} | label_position = top | post_town = TAMWORTH | postcode_area = B | postcode_district = B77, B78, B79 | dial_code = 01827 | constituency_westminster = [[Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tamworth]] | london_distance = | unitary_england = Borough of Tamworth | lieutenancy_england = [[Staffordshire]] }} '''Tamworth''' is a large [[market town]] and [[borough]] in [[Staffordshire]], [[England]]. It is 14 miles (23 km) north-east of [[Birmingham]]. A 2019 census estimated that around 77,000 people live in the town. ==History== It used to be divided between the counties of [[Warwickshire]] and Staffordshire. In [[1889]], the town was placed entirely in Staffordshire. The town is home to [[Tamworth Castle]], a [[12th century]] [[castle]]. It was the [[capital city|capital]] of the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] kingdom of [[Mercia]]. ==Transportation== The town's [[Tamworth railway station|railway station]] is located on the [[West Coast Main Line]]. Passengers can board direct local-stopping trains to [[Birmingham]], [[London]] and [[Crewe]]. Cross-country trains, operated by [[CrossCountry]], also call at Tamworth, providing direct trains to [[Nottingham]], [[Yorkshire]], [[Scotland]], [[South Wales]] and [[Cornwall]]. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Tamworth_Castle_343714.jpg |Tamworth Castle File:A_view_of_the_Castle_Grounds_(29)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_872537.jpg|Tamworth Castle viewed from the castle grounds File:Ankerside_Shopping_Centre_(1)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_869837.jpg|Ankerside Shopping Centre File:Reliant_B