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Tamworth city (1991 pop. 63,260) and district, Staffordshire, W central England. Its products include clothing, textiles, and aluminum ware. An amusement park and zoo are nearby. Tamworth was burned by the Danes in the 9th cent. and rebuilt by Queen Æthelflæd in the 10th cent. The Church of St. Editha, built in the 8th cent. and rebuilt in 1345, has an unusual double spiral staircase. Robert Peel , a member of Parliament for Tamworth, issued a set of principles in 1834 known as the Tamworth Manifesto. The city gives its name to a widely known hog breed.

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Tamworth, Australia, Canada, UK, USA 1. Australia (New South Wales): founded in 1848 and named after the town in England which was the parliamentary constituency of Sir Robert Peel (1788–1850), prime minister (1834–5, 1841–6).2. UK (England): formerly Tamouuorthig and Tamuuorde ‘Enclosure on the (River) Tame’ from a Celtic, or possibly pre‐Celtic, river name and the Old English worthig ‘enclosure’.

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