Tamworth is a town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located 14 miles (22 km) north-east of Birmingham city centre and 103 miles (165 km) north-west of London. The town takes its name from the River Tame, which flows through the town, as does the River Anker. At the 2001 census the town had a population of 74,531.

Tamworth is the home of the historic Tamworth Castle and Moat House, and has a non-league football team, Tamworth FC. The Snowdome, Western Europe's first real-snow indoor ski slope is located in Tamworth. Tamworth also now has one of the Midlands premier music venues "The Palace" which was converted in 2007 from the towns original Palace Cinema. There is also tenpin bowling at Strykers bowl, and only a short distance away is Drayton Manor Theme Park.

The town's main industries include logistics, engineering, clothing, brick, tile and paper manufacture. It was also home to the Reliant car company, which produced the famous three-wheeled Robin model and the Scimitar sportscar for several decades.
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