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Tamworth, Staffordshire history
Romans
Evidence of Roman activity in the area of Tamworth consists of fragments of Roman building materials found near Bolebridge Street . Tamworth was near the Roman road, Watling Street and a few miles from the Roman town of Letocetum .
Anglo-Saxon
Angles left their homelands after rising sea levels flooded much of the land . The Angles arrived from the north, navigating inland via the River Humber, River Trent and River Tame . The area around the Tame valley was occupied by Anglo-Saxons from northern Germany .
Norman and Medieval
The Normans built a large motte and bailey castle, the forerunner of the present Tamworth Castle, on the site of the Saxon fort which still stands to this day . Unusually Tamworth wasn’t mentioned in the Domesday Book; this may have been due to its division between two counties confusing the surveyors .
16th and 17th centuries
Queen Elizabeth I granted Tamworth another charter in 1560 confirming the town’s existing rights and privileges . The charted enabled Tamworth to elect a representative to Parliament . Prior to this there had been separate corporations for the Warwickshire and Staffordshire sides of the town .
18th and 19th centuries
Tamworth grew rapidly in the 18th and 19th century during the Industrial Revolution . The town became connected to the canal network, with the Coventry Canal being built through the town . The late 18th century saw further improvements in the local transport infrastructure .
Modern history
First council houses in Tamworth were built in 1900s and after 1945 . More council houses were built in the 1920s and 1930s and later in the 1950s .
Historic population
The population figures are based on current borough boundaries . The population is based on population figures based on the size of the boroughs . The boroughs are currently located in various parts of the city .
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