|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
Tamworth
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. |
|
|
Cite this article
"Tamworth." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Tamworth." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Tamworth.html "Tamworth." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Tamworth.html |
|
Tamworth
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’.
|
|
|
Cite this article
JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Tamworth." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Tamworth." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Tamworth.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Tamworth." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Tamworth.html |
|
Tamworth
Tamworth Staffs. Tamouuorthig 781, Tamuuorde 1086 (DB). ‘Enclosure on the River Tame’. Celtic or pre-Celtic river-name (for which see Thames) + OE worthig (replaced by worth).
|
|
|
Cite this article
A. D. MILLS. "Tamworth." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Tamworth." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Tamworth.html A. D. MILLS. "Tamworth." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Tamworth.html |
|
Tamworth
Tamworth
•Goliath • Haworth • sabbath
•Elizabeth • mammoth • Dartmouth
•Weymouth • behemoth • Plymouth
•Sidmouth • bismuth • azimuth
•Monmouth • Bournemouth
•Portsmouth • vermouth
•pennyworth • Elspeth • ha'p'orth
•Morpeth • Gareth • Nazareth
•Tamworth • Hayworth • Woolworth
•Wordsworth
|
|
|
Cite this article
"Tamworth." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Tamworth." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Tamworth.html "Tamworth." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Tamworth.html |
|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
