Historic landfill sites in Tamworth, Staffordshire
The Environment Agency records 24 historic landfill sites in and around Tamworth, Staffordshire. covering roughly 436 hectares in total. The largest is Elford at 121.82 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to special (hazardous) waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Tamworth (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elford | 121.82 ha | 1994 | IndustrialInert |
| Croxall Quarry/Broadfields Farm Pit | 81.49 ha | 1990 | CommercialInert |
| Elford Pit | 65.89 ha | 1985 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Hanson Elford Pit Landfill Site | 44.2 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Alrewas Quarry ( Phase 1 ) | 33.22 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Alders (Tamworth) Limited | 20.72 ha | — | Liquid / sludgeIndustrialInert |
| Birdsley Farm | 7.2 ha | 1965 | Household |
| Alrewas Quarry | 7.02 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Pit hole | 7.01 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| School Lane | 6.1 ha | — | IndustrialHousehold |
| Hopwas Quarry | 6.1 ha | 1990 | Waste types not recorded |
| Pooley Lane Landfill | 6.07 ha | 1985 | Inert |
| M42 Polesworth | 5.37 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Alvecote Marina | 5.03 ha | — | IndustrialHousehold |
| Kettlebrook Lane | 4.57 ha | 1988 | SpecialIndustrialInert |
| Chestnut Lane | 3.06 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Cincinnatti Milacron Foundry | 2.33 ha | 1982 | Liquid / sludgeIndustrial |
| Ensor Works | 2.25 ha | 1975 | Commercial |
| Kettlebrook | 1.47 ha | — | Inert |
| Lane Off River Drive And Anker Drive | 1.28 ha | — | Household |
| Wiggington Lane Landfill Site | 1.23 ha | 1964 | IndustrialHousehold |
| British Waterways | 1.14 ha | 1993 | Liquid / sludgeIndustrial |
| Old Railway Cutting | 1.05 ha | 1964 | Household |
| Cotton Farm | 0.68 ha | 1972 | Inert |
What this data does — and doesn't — cover
- Licensed-era records only. Waste licensing began in 1974. Older tips — especially small pre-war ones — are incompletely recorded, so absence from this data does not mean no landfill ever existed here.
- Not the contaminated-land register. Councils hold a separate register of land determined as contaminated. A historic landfill entry is not a contamination determination, and vice versa.
- Boundaries are indicative. Digitised at 1:10,000 scale; some are buffers around a point rather than surveyed edges.
- Not a substitute for a formal environmental search. If you're buying, your conveyancer's environmental search checks this and several other sources.
EA Historic Landfill dataset, October 2025 revision. More on the methodology page.
Common questions
- How many former landfill sites are there in Tamworth?
- 24 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Tamworth town centre in the Environment Agency's Historic Landfill dataset (October 2025 revision). Pre-1974 sites are incompletely recorded, so the true historical number is likely higher.
- How do I check a specific address in Tamworth?
- Search the postcode on Landfill Check — you'll see every recorded site within 1km, with distance, direction and waste types, measured to the site boundary.
Nearby areas
Worth reading: buying a house near a former landfill and what the waste types mean.