Editing Tamworth, Staffordshire (section)

==Geography==
Tamworth is located at the confluence of the rivers [[River Tame, West Midlands|Tame]] and [[River Anker|Anker]], which meet just south of the town centre. Tamworth is on the southeastern tip of Staffordshire, with the [[Warwickshire]] border just {{convert|3|mile|km}} east of the town centre. The [[Derbyshire]] and [[Leicestershire]] borders are {{convert|6|mile|km}} to the north-east.<ref name="EX240">OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) {{ISBN|0-319-46404-0}}</ref>

Tamworth's built-up area includes the smaller town of [[Fazeley]] which is to the south-west of Tamworth, on the opposite bank of the [[River Tame, West Midlands|River Tame]], Fazeley is not part of Tamworth borough, instead it is administered as part of the [[Lichfield District]]. The built-up area of Tamworth and Fazeley was recorded as having a population of 81,964 in the 2011 census.<ref name="2011BUAcensus">{{NOMIS2011|id=E34004999|title=Tamworth Built-up area|access-date=19 April 2021|mode=cs2}}</ref>

Tamworth is {{convert|13|mile|km}} north-east of [[Birmingham city centre]] and {{convert|6|mile|km}} from the [[Lichfield]] city centre. Other nearby places include [[Polesworth]], [[Atherstone]] and [[Sutton Coldfield]], with [[Nuneaton]], [[Burton upon Trent]], [[Walsall]] and [[Rugeley]] a bit further afield.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
{{Geographic location
|title = '''Destinations from Tamworth'''
|Northwest = '''[[Stafford]]''', [[Rugeley]], '''[[Lichfield]]'''
|North     = [[Burton upon Trent]]
|Northeast = '''[[Derby]]''', '''[[Nottingham]]'''<br />[[Ashby-de-la-Zouch]]
|West      = [[Walsall]], [[Bloxwich]], [[Brownhills]], [[Aldridge]]
|Centre    = Tamworth
|East      = '''[[Leicester]]''' 
|Southwest = [[Sutton Coldfield]], [[Fazeley]]<br />'''[[Birmingham]]'''
|South     = [[Kingsbury, Warwickshire|Kingsbury]],<br />[[Coleshill, Warwickshire|Coleshill]]
|Southeast = [[Polesworth]], [[Atherstone]], [[Nuneaton]], [[Hinckley]]<br />'''[[Coventry]]'''
}}
===Suburbs===
[[File:Tamworth map.png|thumb|upright 1.5|A map of Tamworth and Fazeley]]
Tamworth has a number of suburbs:
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* [[Amington]]
* [[Belgrave, Tamworth|Belgrave]]
* [[Bitterscote]]
* [[Bolehall]]
* [[Borough Park, Tamworth|Borough Park]]
* [[Coton Green]]
* [[Dosthill]]
* [[Gillway]]
* [[Glascote]]
* Glascote Heath
* Hockley
* Kettlebrook
* Lakeside
* [[Leyfields]]
* Perry Crofts
* Quarry Hill
* Riverside
* [[Stonydelph]]
* The Alders
* The Leys
* Two Gates
* [[Wilnecote]]
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