North Tamworth is a suburb of Tamworth

Tamworth, New South Wales

Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Peel River, Tamworth, which contains an estimated population of 47,595 people, is the major regional centre for southern New England and in the local government area of Tamworth Regional Council. The city...

, New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

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, in the city's north. It is located on the northerly side of the Peel River between the suburbs of East Tamworth and Oxley Vale

Oxley Vale, New South Wales

Oxley Vale is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, which runs either side of Manilla road. It is located between the suburbs of North Tamworth and the satellite suburb of Hallsville....

. North of North Tamworth are the satellite suburbs Hills Plain, and Moore Creek. The Tamworth Base Hospital, Tamara Private Hospital, and Northgate Shopping Centre are all located in North Tamworth. As well as many sporting fields, and medical professionals' clinics.

History

Settlement of the area dates from the 1830s when squatters began to settle along the Peel River. Growth was minimal until the 1880s, aided by the construction of the railway line. Significant development occurred in the post-war years, particularly during the 1960s and 1970s. The population has been relatively stable since the early 1990s, a result of some new dwellings being added to the area, but a decline in the average number of persons living in each dwelling.

Locality

North Tamworth is bounded by Browns Lane in the north, the locality of Moore Creek in the east, the locality of East Tamworth, Daruka Road, Janison Street, Darling Street, Main North railway line

Main North railway line, New South Wales

The Main North Line is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Central Coast, Hunter and the New England regions. The line was the original main line between Sydney and Brisbane, however this required a change of gauge at Wallangarra...

 and the Peel River in the south and the locality of Oxley Vale in the west.

Schools

• Oxley High School
  Oxley High School
  Oxley High School is situated in North Tamworth, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia. It has approximately 1200 students. The school has four sport houses - Namoi , Castleraegh , Macquarie and Hastings . Oxley has 70 full time teachers, and approximately 12 casual teachers at any one time...
  
  
• Tamworth Tafe
• McCarthy Catholic College
  McCarthy Catholic College
  McCarthy Catholic College is a Catholic High School in the city of Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia. McCarthy Catholic College was formed in 2000 through the amalgamation of "Our Lady of the Rosary College" and "McCarthy Catholic Senior High School" , both previously in Tamworth.-The Creation...
  
  
• Bullimbal School For Special Purposes

Sporting Teams and Grounds

North Tamworth is the home to three of Tamworths football teams. The Tamworth Magpies rugby club play at Rugby Park. The North Tamworth Bears

North Tamworth Bears

The North Tamworth Bears are a rugby league team located in the suburb of North Tamworth, in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia. They were formed in 1911, three years after Rugby League came to New South Wales, and are one of the oldest clubs in New South Wales, in particular in the Country...

 rugby league team also play in North Tamworth along with Oxley Vale Attunga FC . The North Companion's Football (soccer) Club also have playing grounds in the area near the riverbank.

Rivalries

There is a rich tradition of rivalries in Rugby League

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 and Rugby Union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 between North Tamworth and West Tamworth

West Tamworth, New South Wales

West Tamworth is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, in the city's west. It is between South Tamworth and Taminda. It is an important commercial and residential area of tamworth. In West Tamworth is the important commercial area of Bridge St, which is one of the main roads connecting...

 as the suburbs' football teams represent the northern and western suburbs of Tamworth respectively, and geographically different sides of the Peel River. In rugby league this rivalry is between the North Tamworth Bears

North Tamworth Bears

The North Tamworth Bears are a rugby league team located in the suburb of North Tamworth, in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia. They were formed in 1911, three years after Rugby League came to New South Wales, and are one of the oldest clubs in New South Wales, in particular in the Country...

and the West Tamworth Lions, with their clash drawing large crowds each year. In rugby union this rivalry is between the Tamworth Magpies and the Pirates rugby club, with the their clash each year also drawing large crowds.