Museums · West Midlands
Tamworth, Staffordshire
Tamworth, Staffordshire — a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Humphrey Bolton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Tamworth, Staffordshire is a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Tamworth Museum, located in Staffordshire in the West Midlands, showcases the local history and heritage of the area. The museum features a range of exhibits, including archaeology, natural history, and social history, reflecting the town's development over the years.
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Background
History
The first council houses in Tamworth were built in 1900. More were built in the 1920s and 1930s and after 1945. The first public library in Tamworth was built in 1905. Tamworth gained an electricity supply in 1924. Tamworth grew rapidly in the postwar years as it soaked up overspill from the West Midlands conurbation to the southwest. A population of about 7,000 in 1931 had risen to some 13,000 just after the Second World War; this figure remained fairly static until the late 1960s when a major expansion plan was implemented. Although not officially a "New Town", Tamworth's expansion resembled the development of many new towns. As part of this plan the town boundaries were expanded to…
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- Coordinates
- 52.6339, -1.6950
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Tamworth
- Parish
- Tamworth, unparished area
- Postcode
- B79 7DE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tamworth
Sources
- wikipedia: Tamworth, Staffordshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tamworth, Staffordshire?
- Tamworth, Staffordshire is in Staffordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B79 7DE), in the parish of Tamworth, unparished area.
- Who owns Tamworth, Staffordshire?
- Tamworth, Staffordshire is owned by Tamworth Borough Council.
- How do I get to Tamworth, Staffordshire?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode B79 7DE. It sits within the Tamworth parliamentary constituency.