The nine BT Telephone Exchanges (and four former) in the Tamworth (01827) Telephone Area
Atherstone ATE
Atherstone ATE is located in North Street, Atherstone CV9 1JW and serves Atherstone, Baddesley Ensor, Bentley, Grendon, Mancetter, Ratcliffe Culey & Witherley.
It opened around 1959 replacing an earlier automatic exchange which opened in 1938. The first Atherstone exchange opened in 1903.
The telephone codes currently used are 01827-71 and 01827-72.
Its former dialling code was 0827 7.
ID: EMATTHE.
Clifton Campville ATE
Clifton Campville exchange is located in Main Street, Clifton Campville, Tamworth B79 0AX and also serves the neighbouring village of Haunton.
It was upgraded from a U5 to a U13 exchange at 12.30 on 24/10/62.
It replaced an earlier automatic exchange which opened in 1932.
The telephone code currently used is 01827-37.
Its former dialling code was 0827 86.
ID: EMCLIFT.
Fazeley ATE
Fazeley telephone exchange is located in Dosthill Road, Two Gates, Tamworth B77 1HU. It serves the districts of Dosthill, Drayton Bassett, Fazeley, Glascote Heath, Hockley, Kettlebrook, Lakeside, Mile Oak, Stonydelph, Two Gates, Whateley & Wilnecote.
It opened in December 1980 with a TXE4 exchange serving around 2,600 subscribers. An extension to the exchange came into service at 8.30am on Sunday 03 October 1982 enabling a further 5,000 subscribers to be served. Numbers were changed from four or five digits to either 25xxxx or 28xxxx.
The telephone codes currently used are 01827-25, 01827-26 & 01827-28.
ID: EMFAZEL.
Harlaston ATE
Harlaston telephone exchange opened by 1983 and is located in Churchside, Harlaston, Tamworth B79 9HE and serves Edingale, Elford and Harlaston.
The first Harlaston automatic exchange on the same site opened on 23 February 1932.
The telephone code currently used is 01827-38.
Its former dialling code was 0827 85.
ID: EMHRLST.
Hurley ATE
Hurley telephone exchange is situated in Church Lane, Kingsbury, Tamworth B78 2LR and serves Baxterley, Cliff, Hurley, Kingsbury, Piccadilly & Wood End.
Catering for 1,400 subscribers the exchange came into service at 1pm on Wednesday 12 February 1975 at a cost of £118,000 and took seven years to be built. At that time approximately 580 Hurley subscribers and 290 Hurley Park subscribers had their telephone numbers changed to six digit Tamworth numbers.
The telephone code currently used is 01827-87.
Its former dialling code was 0827 81.
ID: EMHURLE.
Hurley former ATE
The former Hurley telephone exchange is situated in Knowle Hill, Hurley and served Baxterley, Cliff, Hurley and the surrounding area.
It opened in November 1937 and was equipped with a UAX12 exchange and replaced a manual exchange which opened at the end of 1928.
It closed at 1pm on 12 February 1975, along with the Hurley Park relief exchange, when the new exchange in Kingsbury opened.
Its former dialling code was 0827 81.
ID: EMHURLE. Photo courtesy of Mike Fletcher.
Newton Regis ATE
Newton Regis telephone exchange is located and in Kings Lane, Newton Regis, Tamworth B79 0NN and serves Austrey, Newton Regis, No Mans Heath & Seckington.
The telephone code currently used is 01827-83.
Its former dialling code was 0827 84.
ID: EMNEWTO.
Newton Regis former ATE
The former Newton Regis telephone exchange is located in Sandy Lane, Newton Regis, Tamworth B79 0NT and served Austrey, Newton Regis, No Mans Heath & Seckington.
It opened on 30 May 1956 and the building was sold in 1984.
Its former dialling code was 0827 84.
ID: EMNEWTO.
Polesworth ATE
Polesworth telephone exchange is located in High Street, Polesworth, Tamworth B78 1DY and serves Birchmoor, Dordon, Grendon, Polesworth, Stonydelph, Shuttington, Warton, Wilnecote.
The telephone codes currently used are 01827-33 & 01827-89.
Its former dialling code was 0827 82.
ID: EMPOLSW. Photo courtesy of Mike Fletcher.
Polesworth former ATE
The former Polesworth telephone exchange was located on the corner of Station Road and Nethersole Street, Polesworth, Tamworth B78 1BG and served Birchmoor, Dordon, Grendon, Polesworth, Stonydelph, Shuttington, Warton, Wilnecote.
The automatic exchange opened on 13 October 1931 and closed around 1970 when the current Polesworth exchange in the High Street opened.
The building has since been demolished and replaced with a bungalow.
Its former dialling code was 0827 82.
ID: EMPOLSW. Photo courtesy of Mike Fletcher.
Tamworth ATE
Tamworth telephone exchane is situated in Victoria Road, Tamworth B79 7HS and also serves the districts of Amington, Bolehall, Coton Green, Gillway, Glascote, Hopwas, Leyfields, Perryfields, The Alders, Wiggington. The first Tamworth exchange opened in 1897.
The telephone codes currently used are 01827-5/6 and 01827-31. Tamworth is only one of a handful of exchanges in the country that still uses five digit numbers.
Its former dialling code was 0827.
ID: EMTMWOR.
Twycross ATE
Twycross telephone exchange is located in Main Road, Twycross, Atherstone CV9 3PL and serves Norton Juxta, Sheepy Magna & Twycross. This new building opened in July 1974.
The telephone code currently used is 01827-88.
Its former dialling code was 0827-83.
ID: EMTWCRO.
Twycross former ATE
This is the old Twycross exchange building which is now derelict. It sits adjacent to the present exchange in the same grounds.
Its former dialling code was 0827-83.