Tamworth Castle
Staffordshire, England
Tamworth Castle is a castle in Staffordshire, England, first built in the 11th century. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Maxstoke Castle, 9.3 mi away. It is owned by Marmion.
Tamworth Castle at a glance
Built
1070
11th century
Type
Castle
Cared for by
Marmion
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
About 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.
From the Wikipedia article on Tamworth Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tamworth Castle sits at 52.6325, -1.6964 in Staffordshire. The closest other castles are Maxstoke Castle (9.3 mi), Hartshill Castle (9.4 mi) and Bromwich Castle (9.5 mi). Staffordshire has 11 castles in all.
