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Tamworth Castle, a Grade I listed building, [1] 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 Moat House is a Grade II* building in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, in what were once the grounds of Tamworth Castle. [1] The summer house , in the rear beer garden, is a Grade II listed building.
Tamworth Castle Bowling Club was founded in 1814 [69] it can boast Mayors and Prime ministers as past members. This crown green bowling club is situated behind a green door on Ladybank in the shadow of Tamworth Castle. The club is owned by its membership with a season running from March to October.
The first feudal barony was obtained by Roger Marmion or Robert de Marmion (died c. 1129), [3] who held lands in Lindsay in 1115-18, [4] lord of the manor of Fontenay and castellan of Falaise Castle, Normandy, [citation needed] when between 1110 and 1114 he was granted the feudal barony of Tamworth, the caput of which was Tamworth Castle, after the exile of Roger d'Abetot, nephew and heir of ...
Tamworth is a market town and borough in Staffordshire, England.It contains 138 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England.Of these, three are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, five are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.
On 15 May 1218 Marmion paid the king 500 pounds for custody of Tamworth and the rest of his elder brother Robert's lands as long as he continued to rebel. [4] [non-primary source needed] Robert the Elder finally made peace with the king in 1220 whereupon his lands, including Tamworth, were restored to him.
Coming to power around 584, he built a fortress at Tamworth which became the seat of Mercia's kings. [8] His son Pybba succeeded him in 593. Cearl, a kinsman of Creoda, followed Pybba in 606; in 615, Cearl gave his daughter Cwenburga in marriage to Edwin, king of Deira, whom he had sheltered while he was an exiled prince. [9]
The town of Tamworth had been represented at football by Tamworth Castle F.C. until the club folded in 1933. This void was filled thanks to a campaign started by a letter from a local businessman in the local newspaper setting in motion the formation of Tamworth F.C. Originally playing next to the Jolly Sailor pub, the club moved to their present ground, the Lamb Ground, in 1934.