Tamworth Castle

Tamworth Castle
Tamworth, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Tamworth Castle
Tamworth Castle
Coordinates	52°37′58″N 1°41′48″W / 52.63278°N 1.69667°W / 52.63278; -1.69667
Site information
Owner	Tamworth Borough Council
Open to the public	Yes
Site history
Built	1080s (1080s)
Built by	Robert le Despencer

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.^[2]

The site served as a residence of the Mercian kings in Anglo Saxon times, but fell into disuse during the Viking invasions. Refortified by the Normans and later enlarged, the building is today one of the best preserved motte-and-bailey castles in England.