Tamworth Town Wall

In the civil parish of Tamworth.
In the historic county of Staffordshire (Modern Authority of Staffordshire, 1974 county of Staffordshire).

No remains of Mediaeval defences of Tamworth. Apparently continued to use the defensive line of the Saxon burh before going out of use at some time between the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV. Broad ditch with a bank topped by a wall. These were mainly in Staffordshire since the Warwickshire side of the town was protected by the river.

This site has been described as a;
Urban Defence.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Nothing visible remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SK207041

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 1074559

Books

Creighton, O.H. and Higham, R.A., 2005, Medieval Town Walls (Stroud: Tempus) p56, 59, 266
Bond, C.J., 1987, 'Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Defences' in Schofield, J. and Leech, R. (eds) Urban Archaeology in Britain (CBA Research Report) p92-116
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p453
Barley, M.W., 1975, 'Town Defences in England and Wales after 1066' in Barley (ed) Medieval Towns in England and Wales (CBA research reports) pp57-71
Turner, H.L., 1971, Town Defences in England and Wales (London)
Doubleday, H.A. and Page, Wm (eds), 1904, VCH Warwickshire Vol1 p397-8
Armitage, Ella, 1912, The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles (London: John Murray)34
Clark, G.T., 1884, Medieval Military Architecture in England (Wyman and Sons) Vol2 p481-2

Journal Articles

Sheridan, K., 1974-5, 'Ninth report of excavations at Tamworth, Staffs, 1972: a section through the defences at Bell Inn Corner' Transactions of the South Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society Vol16 p54-7
(Wainwright), 1974, Medieval Archaeology Vol18 p184
Sheridan, K., 1972-3, 'Seventh report of excavations at Tamworth, Staffs: a section through the northern defences excavated by Dr F T Wainwright in 1960' Transactions of the South Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society Vol14 p38-44
Sheridan, K., 1972-3, 'Sixth report of excavations at Tamworth, Staffs: a section through the Saxon and medieval defences, Albert Road' Transactions of the South Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society Vol14
(Sheriden),1972, Medieval Archaeology Vol16 p161
Radford, C.A.R., 1970, 'The later pre-Conquest boroughs and their defences' Medieval Archaeology Vol14 p91-4
(Gould), 1969, Medieval Archaeology Vol13 p239-40
Gould, J., 1968-9, 'Third report on excavations at Tamworth, Staffs., a968 - the western entrance to the Saxon borough' Transactions of the South Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society Vol10 p32-42
(Gould), 1968, Medieval Archaeology Vol12 p160, 185
Gould, J., 1967, Transactions of the South Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society Vol9 p17-29

Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)

William Camden, 1607, Britannia [http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/cambrit/warkseng.html#staf3]

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