Tamworth
Tamworth Office
Paul McCormack
Branch Manager
t: 07960 155480
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1 Bolebridge Street
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B79 7PA
Tel: 01827 66400
Fax: 0845 0582530
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Being surrounded by beautiful, unspoilt countryside with an array of attractive villages, Tamworth offers an ideal lifestyle mix of a vibrant town, coupled with rural tranquillity right on the doorstep. This, in combination with its central location, excellent communication links, first-rate leisure facilities and good range of industrial and commercial sites and premises, make it an ideal place to live and work.
In 1801 Tamworth was a small market town with a population of a little over 3,000. Tamworth grew rapidly in the 19th century.
In 1834 Robert Peel wrote the Tamworth Manifesto before a by-election in Tamworth. The Tamworth manifesto laid out the principles of the Tory Party. Today it is seen as a milestone in the history of the Conservative Party. A statue of Robert Peel was erected in Tamworth in 1852.
There were a number of improvements to Tamworth during the 19th century. Until 1889 Tamworth was partly in Warwickshire and partly in Staffordshire. In that year the boundary was changed so Tamworth became located entirely in Staffordshire. In 1901 Tamworth had a population of 15,000 but it grew rapidly during the 20th century.
During its long history Tamworth has been a market town rather than an industrial centre although there was an industry making agricultural machines in the 20th century and Reliant made cars in Tamworth until 1999. There was also a papermaking industry in Tamworth as well as a textiles industry and one making aluminium ware.
Ankerside Shopping Centre opened in 1980 and today the population of Tamworth is 75,000.
